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掘 [jué]
1. To dig; to excavate.
- Examples: ~土 (dig soil), ~井 (dig a well), ~进 (dig in), 发~ (start to dig), 挖~ (to excavate).
2. Anciently the same as "崛", meaning to rise or emerge.
- Example: 穷巷掘门 (digging a door in a dead-end alley).
3. Anciently the same as "倔", meaning stubborn.
- Example: 掘强 (unyielding in nature).
Meaning classified as a verb:
- 本义: (Literal meaning) To dig.
- 1. Same as the original meaning (En: dig).
- 2. Related to "屈", meaning to exhaust; to drain (En: exhaust).
- 3. Related to "崛", meaning to raise; to uplift (En: raise).
Meaning classified as an adjective:
- 1. Related to "拙", meaning rude; clumsy (En: stupid).
- 2. Related to "倔", meaning stubborn (En: stubborn).
引文 (References):
1. “掘,搰也。” (from 《说文》)
2. “掘,穿也。” (from 《广雅》)
3. Example: “掘褚师定子之墓。” (from 《左传·哀公二十六年》)
4. “阙(掘)地下冰而床焉。” (from 《左传·僖公二十五年》)
5. “掘坎南顺。” (from 《仪礼·既夕记》)
6. “土中有水,弗掘无泉。” (from 《淮南子·说林》)
7. “断木为杵,掘地为臼。” (from 《易·系辞》)
8. “掘野鼠去草实。” (from 《汉书·李广苏建传》)
9. “掘地深逾寻丈。” (Translation of Huxley's work, English: On Evolution)
Examples for broader usage:
- 掘室 (a room excavated from the ground).
- 掘阅 (a small bug born and emerges from the ground; 通穴).
- 掘藏 (to unearth buried items; referring to unexpected wealth).
- 掘穴 (to dig a hole).
In summary, "掘" means to dig or excavate and can also relate to rising or being stubborn in various historical contexts.
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