How is 挖 pronounced?

挖 is pronounced “wā” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 挖?

挖 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挖 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6v

wā

挖 (wā) means “to dig; to excavate; to scoop out”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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工人们正在挖地基。

Gōngrénmen zhèngzài wā dìjī.

The workers are digging the foundation.

What does 挖 mean?: 挖 (wā) means “to dig; to excavate; to scoop out”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 挖 pronounced?: 挖 is pronounced “wā” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 挖?: 挖 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 挖?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挖 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18