póu掊（抔）
掊（抔）
common
literary
verb
Meaning of 掊
掊 means to amass; to accumulate; to scrape together; to excavate; to dig out. Pronounced póu.
- to amass; to accumulate; to scrape together
- to excavate; to dig out
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes11
Stroke Order
掊
Definitions & Examples
Tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
，
sì肆
yì意
póu抔
liǎn敛
。
Corrupt officials arbitrarily amassed wealth.
Mín民
zhī脂
mín民
gāo膏
，
qǐ岂
kě可
rèn任
qí其
póu抔
kuò括
？
How can we allow the people's hard-earned wealth to be scraped away?