穵

wā
乙 + 穴

Definitions

wā a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge

Etymology phono-semantic

cave

Semantic: 穴 Phonetic: 乙

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Component: 乙

艺 亿 忆 乙 乞 钇 肊 釔 乪 乴 乶 戹 氹 鳦

Component: 穴

空 究 突 穿 窗 穷 窝 窃 窄 窑 帘 窜 窥 窦