DIG  挖

CUT INTO EARTH, TYPICALLY USING a SPADE, FOR PRODUCING A HOLE OR FOR TURNING THE EARTH.
EXCAVATEDIG OUTQUARRYHOLLOW OUTSCOOP OUTGOUGE OUTCUTBORETUNNELBURROWMINE
Hypernym
  • CUTDISPLACE a SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO a THING.
    • DISPLACECAUSE to MOVE.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
Old Chinese Criteria
HUANG

Modern Chinese Criteria
挖

掘

刨

摳

鑿

掏

扒

打

開

挖掘

開掘

發掘

開鑿

摳搜

剜 wān is used figuratively for cutting something out as if one were digging it out, and the word is marginal in the group.

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 8.22

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.152

Words

掘  jué OC: ɡlud MC: gi̯ut
掘  jué OC: ɡlod MC: gi̯ɐt 17 AttributionsWD

    Word relations

    Syntactic words
  • vadNpassivedug out (as a hole in a wall to make a door)
  • vtoNdig out; dig the ground for (medicinal roots etc); dig (a pond etc)
  • vtoNobject=earthdig (the earth etc)
  • vtoNobject=holedig (a hole, a well); dig out
鑿  záo OC: dzaawɡ MC: dzɑk 12 AttributionsWD

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig (a hole in the ground, a cave etc)
挑  tiǎo OC: ɡ-leewʔ MC: deu 3 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfigurativedig out > poke out
塹  qiàn OC: tshams MC: tshiɛm 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig into (mountains etc) (so as to create a moat-like passage through)
闕  què, quē OC: khod MC: khi̯ɐt 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig a hole into
坎  kǎn OC: khoomʔ MC: khəm 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig down an object into the ground
堀  kū OC: khluud MC: khuot 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vadNdug out> underground
穿  chuān OC: khjon MC: tɕhiɛn 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig (a well etc)
鑿  záo zuò MC: dzak OC: dzaawɡCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdredge (a river)CH
抇  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig up (a grave)
挖  wā OC: qʷriiɡ MC: ʔɣɛt 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNModern Chinese: dig
搰  hú OC: ɡuud MC: ɦuot 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig out (GUOYU)
杼  zhù OC: laʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdredge out, clean out [for 抒]
汙  wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig out; excavate
浚  jùn OC: sqluns MC: sʷin 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdig out (a pool, a river); ladle out; make deeper
耔  zǐ OC: sklɯʔ MC: tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vt[oN]earth up (plants)
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdredge (a river)CH

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