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雕刻 (diāo kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 雕刻

动 dòng verb

to carve, to engrave

他在木头上雕刻了一只鸟。

tā zài mù tou shàng diāo kè le yì zhī niǎo

He carved a bird on the wood.

名 míng noun

carving

这座寺庙的雕刻非常精美。

zhè zuò sì miào de diāo kè fēi cháng jīng měi

The carvings in this temple are very exquisite.

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Word breakdown

雕 diāo — to carve, to sculpt (the artistic act of shaping)

1 雕像 diāo xiàng — statue HSK 7
- 雕 carved, sculpted
- 像 statue, image, figure
Example

广场上有一座美丽的雕像。

guǎng chǎng shàng yǒu yī zuò měi lì de diāo xiàng

There is a beautiful statue in the square.
2 雕塑 diāo sù — to sculpt HSK 7
- 雕 to carve, to engrave (subtractive process)
- 塑 to mold, to shape (additive process)
Example

艺术家正在雕塑一个人物形象。

yì shù jiā zhèng zài diāo sù yí gè rén wù xíng xiàng

The artist is sculpting a human figure.

刻 kè — to engrave, to cut (the technical act of incising)

Structure & writing

1 雕 diāo — to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc.

雕 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 周 zhōu — periphery; circle

周 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 3

调 tiáo well-proportioned; harmonious

HSK 7

凋 diāo withered, faded 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 绸 chóu silk fabric; thin and soft silk textile 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc.

1.2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical

隹 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion

HSK 3

难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force

HSK 5

唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

HSK 6

截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

HSK 7

帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

Stroke order

2 刻 kè — to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

刻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亥 hài — twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches

亥 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

孩 hái young child

HSK 3

刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc. 该 gāi should; ought to

HSK 4

咳 ké to cough

HSK 6

核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit

HSK 7

阂 hé to be blocked or separated by a barrier 骇 hài to frighten; to shock

2.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)

刂 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

HSK 4

划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')

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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)

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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms

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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order