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
雕塑
diāosù
sculpture; to sculpt
Characters in this word
塑 sù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- Made of
- 朔 beginning 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 广场中央那座雕塑象征着城市从工业港口向文化中心的转型。 Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng nà zuò diāosù xiàngzhēng zhe chéngshì cóng gōngyè gǎngkǒu xiàng wénhuà zhōngxīn de zhuǎnxíng. The sculpture in the centre of the square symbolises the city's transformation from an industrial port into a cultural centre.
- 公园里有一座小女孩抱着小猫的雕塑。 Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí zuò xiǎo nǚhái bàozhe xiǎomāo de diāosù. In the park there is a sculpture of a little girl holding a kitten.
- 她学的是雕塑，常常用黏土做小动物。 Tā xué de shì diāosù, chángcháng yòng niántǔ zuò xiǎo dòngwù. She studies sculpture and often makes little animals out of clay.
Related words
- 雕 diāo to carve
- 雕刻 diāokè to carve; carving
- 雕像 diāoxiàng statue
- 塑料 sùliào plastic
- 塑料袋 sùliàodài plastic bag
- 塑造 sùzào to shape, to mold
- 画册 huàcè picture album; illustrated catalogue
- 壁画 bìhuà mural; wall painting
- 插图 chātú illustration
- 刺绣 cìxiù embroidery; to embroider
- 歌谣 gēyáo folk song; ballad
- 花纹 huāwén pattern; decorative design