琢
zuó
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to cut (gems)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 玉 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 琢
- Common rank
- #3,708
- Unicode
- U+7422
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
chisel · Heisig RSH #1751
ball + hog-tied
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 琢
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精雕细琢 | see 精雕細刻|精雕细刻[jing1 diao1 xi4 ke4] | |
| 琢磨 | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work | |
| 琢磨 | to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] | |
| 切磋琢磨 | lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences | |
| 雕琢 | to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 豖 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豖 sound part | a shackled pig | |
| 啄 | to peck | |
| 冢 | burial mound, mausoleum; grand | |
| 涿 | to trickle, to dribble, to drip | |
| 瘃 | cold sores | |
| 诼 | gossip, rumors; to slander |