Chinese Word: 琢 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

琢Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 玉

Pictophonetic:豖 indicates the sound; 王 (jade) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 王 [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname
- 豖 [ chù ] a shackled pig

Similar Characters: 逐啄

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Pinyin: zhuó

English Definition:to cut (gems)

Chinese Definition:
①雕刻玉石，使成器物，常喻用心推敲考虑、刻意求工：琢磨。雕琢(a。雕刻玉石等；b。过分地修饰文字，使人觉得不自然，如“琢琢之风不可长”)。琢刻。琢句。玉不琢，不成器。

Example Words:

琢磨HSK 6	zhuó mó	to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
雕琢	diāo zhuó	to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose
切磋琢磨	qiē cuō zhuó mó	lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
粉装玉琢	fěn zhuāng yù zhuó	silvery white (said of a snow scene); lovely and white-skinned (of a lady) (idiom)
琢句雕词	zhuó jù diāo cí	to polish sentences and phrases (idiom)

Pinyin: zuó

English Definition:see 琢磨

Chinese Definition:
①(琢磨)思索、考虑，如“他的话我琢琢了很久，不明白什么意思”(“磨”读轻声)。

Example Words:

to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]

1		dà dào 大道 zhì jiǎn 至简， bù kě 不可 zuó mo 琢磨。 The greatest truths are the simplest, and cannot be understood or expressed.
2		rén 人， sū gé lán rén 苏格兰人 bǎ 把 jié hūn 结婚 zhè 这 jiàn 件 shì 事 zhuó mó 琢磨 tòu 透 le 了。 Man, the Scots have this marriage thing figured out.