| kōu | dig out (with finger)/stingy |
| 抠 | to dig out to pick out (with one's fingers) to carve |
| 抠字眼 | to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words |
| 抠字眼儿 | erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼 |
| 抠抠搜搜 | Tedious |
| 抠搜 | dig or dig out with a finger or something pointed; scratch; be stingy; move slowly; dawdle |
| 抠门儿 | stingy; miserly |