抠 kōu HSK7 raise Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: lift up All meanings 5 kōu 5 dig 1carve 1lift up 1scrutinize 1stingy 1 1 sentence for 抠 (kōu — lift up) 她抠起衣襟,兜着刚摘下的苹果。 tā kōu qǐ yījīn, dōu zhe gāng zhāixià de píngguǒ. She held up the hem of her clothes to carry the freshly picked apples. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary