| 琢 | |||
| polish jade; cut jade | |||
| Radical | 玉王𤣩王 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | zhuó zuó | Cantonese reading | doek3 |
| Japanese on reading | taku | Japanese kun reading | migaku |
| Korean reading | thak | Vietnamese reading | chác |
| 琢 | |||
| polish jade; cut jade | |||
| Radical | 玉王𤣩王 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | zhuó zuó | Cantonese reading | doek3 |
| Japanese on reading | taku | Japanese kun reading | migaku |
| Korean reading | thak | Vietnamese reading | chác |
| 琢 | [ zhuó ] to cut (gems) |
| 琢 | [ zuó ] see 琢磨[zuo2 mo5] |
| 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, to think through, Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] |
| ⇒ 切磋琢磨 | [ qiē cuō zhuó mó ] lit. cutting and polishing (idiom), fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences |
| ⇒ 雕琢 | [ zhuó ] to sculpt, to carve (jade), ornate artwork, overly elaborate prose |