Stroke Order: 掘

Character Animation

Character: 掘

Jyutping: gwat6

Radical: 扌

Strokes: 11

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Stroke Breakdown

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Related Words with "掘"

waat6

kwat6

excavate

gwat6

zeng2

to dig a well

gut6

kong4

mining

gwat6

cou2

pei4

to make momey from horse racing [colloquial]

gwat6

gam1

lit. to dig gold; meaning to look for easy ways to wealth or become rich

gwat6

tau4

hong2

noun; cul-de-sac, to described something is a dead end, no further development

gwat6

tau4

lou6

noun;cul-de-sac, to described something is dead end, no further development

faat3

gwat6

to excavate

ngaan5

gwat6

gwat6

to stare at others angrily

ngaang6

gwak6

gwak6

very hard [colloquial]

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Same Radical (扌)

sau2

coi4

zaap3

paa4

ding2

wing6

kong1

kau3

nau5

fan5

ce2

baan2

pou4

pai1

ngak1

Same Pronunciation

gwat6

gwat1

gwat6

gwat1

gwat1

11 Strokes

kin4

gaa2

git6

wai5

wui1

pin1

haai4

zou6

ting4

zak1

ngau5

tau1

ngai6