# 抠 (kōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抠 (kōu) means “to pick; to dig out; stingy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pick; to dig out; stingy
- Pinyin: kōu (kou1)
- Traditional: 摳
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他太抠了，舍不得花钱。
  Tā tài kōu le, shěbude huā qián.
  He is too stingy and reluctant to spend money.

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-pick/

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