How to write 抠

抠 (kōu) 1. 用手指或细小的东西挖。 (To dig or dig out with a finger or something pointed; scratch; pick.) 2. 向狭窄的方面探求、探究。 (To probe, research, or investigate in narrow aspects.) 3. 雕刻（花纹）。 (To carve, such as patterns.) 4. 吝啬。 (To be stingy.) 5. 该字的本义是抓，提。 (The original meaning of the character is to lift up.) 6. 抽象意义包括： 1. 【引】同本义。 (The same as the original meaning.) 2. 【引】进一步理解：又如: 抠衣，抠迎，抠裳，抠请 (To raise or lift clothing as a sign of respect.) 7. 通过行为或状态反映的含义： 1. 抓牢。 (To seize or grasp.) 2. 吝啬，表现出小气或不大方的性格特征。 (To be stingy, demonstrating a small-minded or ungenerous character.) 8. 使用示例： - 这人真抠。 (This person is indeed stingy.) - 抠搂，眼珠子深陷在眼眶里。 (Sunken eyes, with eyeballs deeply set in the eye sockets.) 9. 形容人或事物： 1. 【方】吝啬。 (In dialect, stingy.) 2. 许多相关词汇，如抠索(吝啬，寒酸) 和 抠抠搜搜 (indicates being small-minded or stingy).