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.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left part 宛 gives the sound, and the right part 刂, a knife, shows cutting.
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