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琢

zhuó

HSK 6 Character

What 琢 means

1. to cut (gems)

Other readings

琢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zuóused in {琢磨|zuó mo}; Taiwan pr. zhuó

Words starting with 琢

• 琢磨zuó moto ponder; to mull over; to think through

Words containing 琢

• 雕琢diāo zhuóto sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork
• 切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mólit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
• 精雕细琢jīng diāo xì zhuósee 精雕细刻

Characters built on 豖

These share the phonetic component 豖 (chù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 啄zhuóto peck
• 涿zhuōused in place names
• 诼zhuóto complain

Characters that look like 琢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if
• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 琳língem
• 跪guìto kneel
• 豚túnsuckling pig

Sounds the same

Read zhuó, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 酌to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate
• 卓outstanding
• 浊turbid; muddy; impure
• 著used in 执著
• 啄to peck
• 灼to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 濯to wash; to cleanse of evil
• 擢to pull out; to select; to promote
• 斫to chop; to hack; to carve wood
• 着to wear (clothes); to contact; to use
• 镯bracelet
• 茁to display vigorous, new growth; to sprout