diāo zhuó

雕琢 (diāo zhuó) is a Chinese word meaning “to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sculpt
  2. 2to carve (jade)
  3. 3ornate artwork
  4. 4overly elaborate prose

Characters in 雕琢

雕diāo · to carve琢zhuó · to cut (gems)

Related words

雕像sculpture雕塑a statue琢磨to carve and polish (jade)琢磨to ponder雕to carve雕bird of prey雕variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave雕刻to carve冰雕ice sculpture雕虫小技insignificant talent雕刻家sculptor浮雕relief sculpture

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