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磋

cuō

HSK 6 Character

What 磋 means

1. oldto polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools
2. bound formto deliberate; to consult

Words starting with 磋

• 磋商cuō shāngto consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate
• 磋磨cuō móto polish and rub; (fig.) to torment; to torture; (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone…

Words containing 磋

• 切磋qiē cuōto compare notes; to learn from one another
• 切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mólit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

Characters built on 差

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

• 搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
• 蹉cuōto error; to slip; to miss
• 嵯cuólofty (as of mountain)
• 鹾cuóbrine; salt

Characters that look like 磋

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

• 碳tàncarbon (chemistry)
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 塘tángdyke; embankment; pool or pond
• 辘lùused in 辘辘; used in 轱辘; used in 辘轳
• 碴cháfault; glass fragment; quarrel

Sounds the same

Read cuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 搓to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
• 撮to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together
• 蹉to error; to slip; to miss
• 瑳luster of gems