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HSK
7-9

dig out

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

kou1 kōu

Meaning


Primary

dig out

Alternatives

pick out, picks out, pick, picks, take out

Mnemonic


[k-] Kermit the Frog is in [1] front of the [-(o)u] bakery where he has received a very small 匚 box full of even smaller baking 品 goods - miniature bottles of saffron. He uses his 扌 finger to 摳 dig out each of the 品 goods with great difficulty. Then he tries to 摳 dig out the bits of saffron.

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