懂中文 Dong Chinese

掘

jué

dig

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 屈 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

屈 sound component

屈  Sound component

qū

  

bend

Evolution

掘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
掘 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
掘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

掘  

jué

dig, excavate; excavate cave; to dig

Most common words with 掘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

挖掘

to dig

发掘

to excavate

掘

to dig

自掘坟墓

to dig one's own grave

挖掘机

excavator