掘

jué
#2,207 most
frequent character
to dig

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

掘 jué puts 扌, a hand, with 屈 qū, which hints at the sound. The hand points to work done with hands, so the first meaning was 'to dig.' That meaning is still the main one today.

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Homophones

绝jué
cut off, exhausted, desperate
角jué
role (theater), to compete
爵jué
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
决jué
to decide, to determine
觉jué
to feel, to find that, thinking

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