掘 is built from the 扌 (hand (left)), 尸 (corpse / body), and 出 components.
It belongs to a phonetic family with 堀 and 屈 — they share the 出 component and the reading クツ.
A common word using 掘 is 掘る (ほる), meaning “to dig, to excavate”.
Kanji that look similar include 捨, 据, 掃, and 授.
