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cuō

to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 石 (stone) provides meaning, 差 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 14 strokes Uncommon (33%)
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Component Breakdown

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石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
⿰石差 i

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Component Tree i

shí
石
stone, rock, mineral
💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂
5 strokes HSK 5
chà
差
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
💡 Ideographic: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence
9 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 磋 (4)