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The character "抠" originates from its traditional form "摳", which combines the hand radical (扌) with the phonetic component "區" to denote the physical action of digging or scraping with the fingers. This structure informed its early meanings centered on manual manipulation, but over centuries the term acquired additional metaphorical senses, extending to describe behaviors of excessive frugality or an overly meticulous attention to trivial matters. The simplified form "抠" preserves the hand radical while incorporating the simplified phonetic "区", aligning with the original pronunciation but modifying the graphical composition. The semantic expansion from a concrete action to an abstract trait of stinginess or nitpicking represents the core shift in the character's usage, though the older physical sense remains occasionally applicable.
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这个人很抠门。
妈妈叫我别抠鼻子。
别抠那个伤口。
他抠钱抠得很紧。
他抠细节抠得很仔细。
她抠字眼儿抠得让人不耐烦。
抠图是图像处理的一种技术。
在预算上抠得太死会影响项目质量。