琢 — Chinese character
琢
zuó
to polish jade; to cut jade
- Pinyin
- zuó
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 王 豖
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jade; meaning component 王; sound component 豖
- Japanese
- 琢 as a kanji
Common words with 琢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work |
| 琢磨 | zuó mo | to ponder; to mull over |
| 雕琢 | diāo zhuó | to sculpt; to carve (jade) |
| 精雕细琢 (精雕細琢) | jīng diāo xì zhuó | see 精雕细刻 (jīng diāo xì kè) |
| 切磋琢磨 | qiē cuō zhuó mó | lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences |
English words written with 琢
琢 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 3 · Great Learning 2
- Analects 1.15
- Mencius 1B.9
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- The Great Learning Passage 4
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