雕塑 (diāo sù) — (noun) sculpture, statue; (verb) to sculpt, to… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

雕塑 covers both the art/act of sculpting (verb) and the resulting statue (noun). It's more common than 雕刻 for finished works you can see, while 雕 focuses on the carving action itself.

noun

sculpturestatue

verb

to sculptto carve

Measure word · 尊

Examples

雕塑。
Guǎng chǎng shàng de nà zuò diāo sù hěn piào liang.
That sculpture in the square is very beautiful.
雕塑。
Zhè wèi yì shù jiā xǐ huan yòng mù tou diāo sù zuò pǐn.
This artist likes to sculpt works from wood.
雕塑。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǔ dài diāo sù.
There are many ancient sculptures in the museum.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

“雕” (carve) and “塑” (mold) join as parallel ways of shaping a figure.

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.

朔土塑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

朔

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

塑 pairs 土 (earth) with 朔, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Art & Fine Arts

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