抠
verb C2- to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)
- to carve; to cut
- to study meticulously
- stingy; miserly
- to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
Words with it
- 抠门 kōu mén stingy
- 抠字眼 kōu zì yǎn to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or ch...
- 抠门儿 kōu mén r erhua form of 摳門|抠门[kou1 men2]
- 老抠 lǎo kōu penny-pincher
- 抠搜 kōu sou stingy
- 抠脚 kōu jiǎo to scratch one's foot
- 抠图 kōu tú
- 抠字眼儿 kōu zì yǎn r erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kou1 zi4 yan3]
- 抠抠搜搜 kōu kou sōu sōu see 摳搜|抠搜[kou1 sou5]
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