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掘 - jué

dig, excavate; excavate cave

dig, excavate; excavate cave

How to read 掘

Click 掘 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjué
Englishdig, excavate; excavate cave
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

掘出 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 掘客. Please read 挖掘 one more time.

Common words with this character

to exhume; to unearth; to dig out
Digg
to excavate; to unearth; to dig into
to excavate; to extract

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 掘 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 掘出 and 掘客 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 掘.