雕 diāo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 周 Zhou dynasty 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
雕刻
diāokè
to carve; carving
Characters in this word
刻 kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 亥 12th terrestrial branch 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座寺庙的梁柱上保留着明代工匠的精美雕刻。 Zhè zuò sìmiào de liángzhù shàng bǎoliú zhe Míngdài gōngjiàng de jīngměi diāokè. The beams and pillars of this temple retain the exquisite carvings of Ming-dynasty craftsmen.
- 他的雕刻作品都是用一整块木头做成的。 Tā de diāokè zuòpǐn dōu shì yòng yì zhěng kuài mùtou zuò chéng de. His carvings are all made from a single block of wood.
- 这位老人从十岁起就学习石头雕刻。 Zhè wèi lǎorén cóng shí suì qǐ jiù xuéxí shítou diāokè. This old man has studied stone carving since he was ten.
Related words
- 雕 diāo to carve
- 雕塑 diāosù sculpture; to sculpt
- 雕像 diāoxiàng statue
- 刻 kè quarter hour (time measure word)
- 立刻 lìkè immediately
- 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound
- 时刻 shíkè moment; all the time
- 此刻 cǐkè at this moment
- 刻 kè to carve
- 片刻 piànkè short moment
- 苛刻 kēkè harsh; exacting
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay