Chinese Word: 磋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

磋HSK 6

Pinyin: cuō

English Definition: deliberate; to polish

Chinese Definition:
①古代称把象牙加工成器物，引申为仔细商量：切磋。磋商。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 石

Pictophonetic:差 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
- 差 [ chà ] difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

Similar Characters: 嵯

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磋商HSK 6	cuō shāng	to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
切磋	qiē cuō	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers
切磋琢磨	qiē cuō zhuó mó	lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
如切如磋	rú qiē rú cuō	to learn from each other (idiom)