发掘

Traditional form:

發掘

Pinyin (reading):

fājué

Definitions:

• to excavate
• to explore
• (fig.) to unearth
• to tap into

Characters:

• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 掘 - to dig, to excavate

Traditional characters:

• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 掘 - to dig, to excavate