摳

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 14
Simplified Form: 抠

Pronunciation

Pinyin: kōu, ōu
Cantonese: kau1
JapaneseKun: HIROU
JapaneseOn: KOU KU OU U
Korean: KWU
Vietnamese: khua

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: raise, lift up; tight-fisted

CE-Dict: to dig out/to pick out (with one's fingers)/to carve/to cut/to study meticulously/to lift one's clothes/stingy/miserly

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to dig or dig out with a finger or something pointed; to scratch; to pick
2.to carve; to cut
3.to delve into; to study meticulously
4.stingy; miserly

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》摳繑也。一曰摳衣升堂。从手區聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】摳
【唐韻】口侯切【集韻】【韻會】墟侯切【正韻】驅侯切，𠀤音彄。【說文】繑也。一曰摳衣升堂。【廣韻】挈衣也。【禮·曲禮】摳衣趨隅。【註】摳，提也。　又探也。【列子·黃帝篇】以瓦摳者巧，以鉤摳者憚，以黃金摳者惛。【註】以手藏物，探而取之。　又【揚子·方言】摳，揄旋也。秦晉樹稼早成熟謂之旋，燕齊之閒謂之摳揄。【集韻】或作挎。　又【唐韻】豈俱切【集韻】【韻會】𧇾于切，𠀤音區。亦褰裳也。　又【集韻】於口切。與毆同。捶擊物也。

CF-Dict: creuser/gratter

Han-De-Dict: geizig (u.E.) (Adj)/ausgraben (u.E.) (V)