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琢
zhuó
1. to cut (gems)
Uncommon • Top 39% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

琢
zuó
to polish jade; to cut jade
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (3)

琢磨
zhuómó
to carve and polish (jade)
HSK 6
雕琢
diāozhuó
to sculpt
切磋琢磨
qiēcuōzhuómó
gradual improvement by slow polishing (idiom); fig. education as a gradual process

Alternate Entries

琢
zuó
see [[琢磨<zuómo>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,920
Word Frequency Rank
32,755 of 84,292