掘 = 扌 + 屈

掘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dig”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 屈 (bend).

Keyword: dig
Pinyin (Mandarin): jué
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: dig, excavate, копать, excavate
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 掘 dig

Decomposition

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扌 hand
屈 bend

How to find 掘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “bend”. 掘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 掘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.