Chinese Word: 雕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

雕 (Trad.: 彫, 雕, 鵰)HSK 6

Pinyin: diāo

English Definition: bird of prey; to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey; variant of 雕 , to engrave

Chinese Definition:
①鸟类的一属，大型猛禽，羽毛褐色，上嘴勾曲，视力很强，利爪，能捕食山羊、野兔等(亦作“鹫”)：雕悍。一箭双雕。
②刻竹、木、玉、石、金属等：木雕。浮雕。玉雕。雕版。雕龙(指善于撰写文章)。雕镌。雕塑。雕虫小技。
③有彩绘装饰的：雕弓。雕鞍。雕青(在人体上刺花纹，涂上青色)。
④同“凋”。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 隹

Pictophonetic:周 indicates the sound; 隹 (bird) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 周 [ zhōu ] Zhou dynasty; circumference
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 凋调绸稠離

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Example Words

雕塑HSK 6	diāo sù	a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
雕刻HSK 6	diāo kè	to carve; to engrave; carving
雕像	diāo xiàng	sculpture; (carved) statue; Classifiers: 尊
浮雕	fú diāo	relief sculpture
石雕	shí diāo	stone carving; carved sculpture

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Example Sentences

1		guǎng chǎng 广场 zhōng yāng 中央 yǒu 有 yī zuò 一座 diāo sù 雕塑。 There is a sculpture in the center of the square.
2		hái zi men 孩子们 xǐ huan 喜欢 wán 玩 ní 泥 hé 和 zhì zuò 制作 diāo sù 雕塑。 The children loved playing with the mud and making sculptures.
3		zhè ge 这个 diāo sù 雕塑 hěn 很 guāng huá 光滑， mō 摸 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 shū fu 舒服。 This sculpture is very smooth, feels comfortable when touched.
4		jiào táng 教堂 de 的 gǒng dǐng 拱顶 hé 和 diāo kè 雕刻 dōu 都 fēi cháng 非常 jīng zhì 精致。 The arches and carvings in the church are very exquisite.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiǎo hé zǐ 小盒子 shì 是 yòng 用 yí kuài 一块 xiǎo 小 mù tou 木头 diāo kè 雕刻 chu lai 出来 de 的。 This little box was carved from a small piece of wood.

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1		guǎng chǎng 广场 zhōng yāng 中央 yǒu 有 yī zuò 一座 diāo sù 雕塑。 There is a sculpture in the center of the square.
2		hái zi men 孩子们 xǐ huan 喜欢 wán 玩 ní 泥 hé 和 zhì zuò 制作 diāo sù 雕塑。 The children loved playing with the mud and making sculptures.
3		zhè ge 这个 diāo sù 雕塑 hěn 很 guāng huá 光滑， mō 摸 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 shū fu 舒服。 This sculpture is very smooth, feels comfortable when touched.
4		jiào táng 教堂 de 的 gǒng dǐng 拱顶 hé 和 diāo kè 雕刻 dōu 都 fēi cháng 非常 jīng zhì 精致。 The arches and carvings in the church are very exquisite.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiǎo hé zǐ 小盒子 shì 是 yòng 用 yí kuài 一块 xiǎo 小 mù tou 木头 diāo kè 雕刻 chu lai 出来 de 的。 This little box was carved from a small piece of wood.

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