卓
outstanding
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,245 U+5353
How 卓 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To foresee ⺊ the dawn 早 coming; 早 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
eminent · Heisig RSH #48
magic wand + sunflower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 卓 as their sound component
These characters all use 卓 (zhuó) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓 sound component | zhuó | profound, lofty, brilliant |
| 掉 | diào | to drop, to fall, to remove |
| 罩 | zhào | cover, shroud; basket for catching fish |
| 悼 | dào | to grieve, to lament, to mourn |
| 绰 | chuò | graceful, delicate; spacious |
| 淖 | nào | mud, slush |
| 棹 | zhào | oar; boat |
| 焯 | chāo | to scald; to flash-boil vegetables |
| 踔 | chuō | to stride, to excel, to get ahead |
| 倬 | zhuō | noticeable, large; distinct, clear |
Words containing 卓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓尔不群 | zhuó ěr bù qún | standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled |
| 卓有成效 | zhuó yǒu chéng xiào | highly effective; fruitful |
| 卓尼县 | Zhuó ní Xiàn | Jonê, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… |
| 远见卓识 | yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí | visionary and sagacious (idiom) |
| 卓资县 | Zhuó zī Xiàn | Zhuozi, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 卓别林 | Zhuó bié lín | Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director |
| 卓乎不群 | zhuó hū bù qún | standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; preeminent |
| 坚苦卓绝 | jiān kǔ zhuó jué | persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination |
| 安卓 | Ān zhuó | Android (operating system for mobile devices) |
| 卓尼 | Zhuó ní | see 卓尼縣|卓尼县[Zhuo2 ni2 Xian4] |
| 卓然 | zhuó rán | outstanding; eminent |
| 班卓琴 | bān zhuó qín | (loanword) banjo |
| 卓资 | Zhuó zī | see 卓資縣|卓资县[Zhuo2 zi1 Xian4] |
| 卓异 | zhuó yì | (of talent) outstanding; exceptional |
| 史卓 | Shǐ zhuó | Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006 |
| 卓绝 | zhuó jué | unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary |
| 卓识 | zhuó shí | superior judgment; sagacity |
| 卓越 | zhuó yuè | outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid |
| 羊卓雍错 | Yáng zhuó Yōng cuò | Yamdrok Lake, Tibet |
| 羊卓雍措 | Yáng zhuó Yōng cuò | Yamdrok Lake, Tibet |