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卓 (zhuō) — (bound form) outstanding; eminent; (surname) Zhuo

Definition

卓 (zhuō) is a bound form meaning 'outstanding' or 'eminent' — it almost always appears as part of a longer word (卓越 zhuōyuè) or as a surname, never standing alone.

bound form
outstandingeminent(surname) Zhuo

Examples

  • 卓著。
    Tā zài xué shù shàng chéng jì zhuō zhù.
    He has outstanding achievements in academia.
  • 卓。
    zhuō Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de lǎo péng you.
    Mr. Zhuo is an old friend of ours.
  • 卓，卓。
    Wǒ xìng zhuō, míng zì jiào zhuō rán.
    My surname is Zhuo, and my given name is Zhuo Ran.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old shape has been explained as a child with a flag-like mark above, or as a man standing high on an altar, giving the sense of tall and outstanding.

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