雕琢 (diāo zhuó) — to carve and polish (jade, stone, etc.); to wri…

Definition

Literary verb meaning to carve and polish (jade, stone, wood) — and, figuratively, to over-refine one's writing style. Pairs with 玉, 木头, 文章.

verb

to carve and polish (jade, stone, etc.)to write in an ornate style (figurative)

雕琢。
Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān diāo zhuó zhè kuài yù.
He spent a lot of time carving and polishing this piece of jade.
雕琢。
Tā xiě wén zhāng shí xǐ huan diāo zhuó měi yí gè zì.
When writing articles, he likes to polish every word.
雕琢。
Zhè wèi yì shù jiā shàn cháng diāo zhuó mù tou.
This artist is skilled at carving wood.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

琢zhuópolish

雕 and 琢 are carving and polishing, together meaning to carve and polish.

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

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

豖

豖chù琢zhuó

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

琢 is made from 𤣩 (jade, written 玉 in full) and 豖, which gives the sound.

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