剜 (wān) — to gouge out, to scoop out (with a sharp tool)

Definition

Literary verb meaning to gouge or scoop out flesh/flesh-like material (a wound, the heart) with a sharp tool. Strong and vivid, used in written Chinese — rare in everyday speech.

verb

to gouge outto scoop out (with a sharp tool)

Examples

剜。
Tā yòng dāo bà píng guǒ shàng de huài diǎn wān diào le.
He used a knife to gouge out the bad spot on the apple.
剜。
Yī shēng xiǎo xīn dì wān diào le shāng kǒu lǐ de suì bō li.
The doctor carefully scooped out the glass shards from the wound.
剜。
Zhè zhǒng tòng kǔ jiù xiàng wān xīn yí yàng.
This kind of pain is like having one's heart gouged out.

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