HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct

抠

/ kōu / 
Strokes

Definition

to dig out/to pick out (with one's fingers)/to carve/to cut/to study meticulously/to lift one's clothes/stingy/miserly

Example

As a Verb
dig (out) with a finger or sth pointed; scratch
1
Zài
在
qiángshàng
墙上
kōu
抠
yī
一
gè
个
dòng
洞

scratch (out) a hole in the wall

2
Cóng
从
zhuānféng
砖缝
zhōng
中
kōu
抠
chū
出
yìngbì
硬币

dig out the coin from a crack between the bricks

3
Kōu
抠
bíkǒng
鼻孔
  
/
ěrshǐ
耳屎

pick one's nose/ear

As a Verb
carve; cut
4
Zài
在
yǐzi
椅子
shàng
上
kōu
抠
huā
花

carve a design on the chair

As a Verb
delve into; study meticulously
5
Yīzìyīgōu
一字一句
dì
地
kōu
抠

puzzle over every single word or phrase (in a book)

6
Sǐ
死
kōu
抠
shūběn
书本

delve mechanically into books

7
Kōu
抠
yīngyǔ
英语
yǔfǎ
语法

make a careful study of English grammar

As an Adjective
stingy; miserly
8
Tā
她
zhè
这
rén
人
kě
可
zhēn
真
kōu
抠
  
!

How stingy she is!

9
Tā
他
duì
对
zìjǐ
自己
hěn
很
kōu
抠
  
。

He is very hard on himself.