懂中文 Dong Chinese

抠

kōu

raise

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 摳.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

区 sound component

区  Sound component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

抠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
抠 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
抠 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

抠 (摳) 

kōu

raise, lift up; tight-fisted; to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly

Most common words with 抠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

抠

to dig out

抠字眼

to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words