浮雕 (fú diāo) — relief sculpture; relief (carving)

Definition

A carved or sculpted image that stands out from a flat surface (like stone or wood), rather than being fully three-dimensional like a statue. 浮 emphasizes the raised, projecting quality of the carving.

noun
relief sculpturerelief (carving)
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Examples

  • 浮雕
    Zhè zuò fú diāo miáo huì le gǔ dài zhàn zhēng de chǎng jǐng.
    This relief sculpture depicts scenes from ancient warfare.
  • 浮雕
    Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le hěn duō jīng měi de fú diāo.
    The museum displays many exquisite reliefs.
  • 浮雕
    Tā shàn cháng zài shí tou shàng diāo kè fú diāo.
    He is skilled at carving reliefs on stone.

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