抠 (kōu) is a Chinese word meaning “to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously”.
Meanings
- 1to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)
- 2to carve; to cut
- 3to study meticulously
- 4stingy; miserly
- 5to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
Related words
抠门(coll.) stingy抠字眼to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words抠门儿erhua form of 摳門|抠门[kou1 men2]抠图(image processing) to extract a foreground object from its background; image matting抠字眼儿erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kou1 zi4 yan3]抠搜(coll.) stingy; miserly抠脚to scratch one's foot老抠penny-pincher; miser抠抠搜搜see 摳搜|抠搜[kou1 sou5]