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雕
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sculpture

HSK 7
Human →Actions →Making
diāo
チョウ
きざ.む、わし、ほ.る
조
Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鵰.
Components
隹 Short-Tailed Bird+ 周 circumference =
雕 sculpture
隹 Meaning component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
周 Phonetic component
zhōu circumference
week
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Notes
Similar Characters
奪 take by force (trad/jp)奮 exert oneself (trad/jp)寉 crane羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)進 advance (trad/jp)隺 crane隼 falcon隽 outstanding (simp)集 gather雈 owl雋 talented (trad)雔 match雙 pair (trad)離 leave (trad/jp)准 allow (simp)倠 唯 solely堆 pile帷 curtain推 push
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雕 [diāo]
to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
雕 あきら
Akira male given name
CHINESE WORDS (77)
雕塑 [diāo​sù] #7,396
a statue
雕像 [diāo​xiàng] #5,433
sculpture
雕刻 [diāo​kè] #13,313
to carve
冰雕 [bīng​diāo] #18,584
ice sculpture
雕琢 [diāo​zhuó] #26,124
to sculpt
浮雕 [fú​diāo] #34,990
relief sculpture
石雕 [shí​diāo] #49,897
stone carving
雕花 [diāo​huā] #43,052
carving
雕虫小技 [diāo​chóng​xiǎo​jì] #30,934
insignificant talent
雕虫小技 [diāo​chóng​xiǎo​jì] #30,934
insignificant talent
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 彫る [ほる] #10,845
to carve