雕像 (diāo xiàng) — statue; sculpture | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

雕像 (diāoxiàng) refers to the finished carved object — a statue or sculpture. 雕塑 covers both the artwork and the act of sculpting; 雕刻 emphasizes the carving process or the art itself.

noun

statuesculpture

Measure word · 尊

Examples

雕像。
Guǎng chǎng zhōng yāng chù lì zhe yí zuò jù dà de diāo xiàng.
A huge statue stands in the center of the square.
雕像。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe xǔ duō gǔ dài diāo xiàng.
The museum displays many ancient sculptures.
雕像。
Zhè zūn diāo xiàng de xì jié diāo kè dé fēi cháng jīng měi.
The details of this statue are carved very exquisitely.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A 像 (image) that is 雕 (carved) is a statue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

周隹雕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

隹隹zhuī

Sound part声符shēngfú

周

周zhōu雕diāo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雕 pairs 隹, a bird radical, with 周, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻象像

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

象

Same sound today

像 uses 亻, the side form of 人 (person), with 象 giving the sound.

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