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卓
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eminent

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Qualities
zhuō
タク
탁
Pictograph of a person standing erect with something above the head, based on the original meaning "tall". The meaning later shifted to "outstanding" and "profound".
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
卓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
卓 [Zhuó]
surname Zhuo
卓 [zhuó]
outstanding
Japanese
卓 たく 、 しょく 同音

noun

  1. table; desk
  2. Buddhism offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony)
  3. abbrev. tabletop incense burner

counter

  1. counter for tables, desks, etc.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
卓 あきら
Akira given name
卓 すぐる
Suguru female given name
卓 たかし
Takashi male given name
卓 たく
Taku surnamegiven name
卓 たくじ
Takuji unclassified name
卓 とう
Tou unclassified name
卓 まこと
Makoto unclassified name
卓 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (45)
卓越 [zhuó​yuè] #12,150
outstanding
安卓 [An​zhuó] #29,974
Android (operating system for mobile devices)
卓有成效 [zhuó​yǒu​chéng​xiào] #51,111
highly effective
卓著 [zhuó​zhù] #28,290
outstanding
卓别林 [Zhuó​bié​lín] #22,815
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
卓别林 [Zhuó​bié​lín] #22,815
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
董卓 [Dǒng​Zhuó] #20,762
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
卓绝 [zhuó​jué] #36,514
unsurpassed
卓绝 [zhuó​jué] #36,514
unsurpassed
远见卓识 [yuǎn​jiàn​zhuó​shí] #42,375
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (60)
⭐ 食卓 [しょくたく] #6,266
dining table
⭐ 円卓 [えんたく] #17,045
round table
⭐ 卓越 [たくえつ] #19,613
preeminence
⭐ 卓上 [たくじょう] #19,649
desktop
ちゃぶ台 [ちゃぶだい] #25,993
low dining table
教卓 [きょうたく] #26,542
teacher's desk
⭐ 卓球 [たっきゅう] #28,874
table tennis
食卓を囲む [しょくたくをかこむ] #31,854
to sit down at the dining table (with someone)
座卓 [ざたく] #41,126
low table
⭐ 電卓 [でんたく] #41,170
calculator (electronic)
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KOREAN WORDS (5)
탁자 #17,294
table
식탁 #23,467
dining table
탁구 #24,693
table tennis; ping-pong
탁견
excellent idea; splendid idea
탁상
desktop; table top