雕 diāo — engrave; engrave; shrewd; golden eagle
这件玉器雕刻得十分精美。Zhè jiàn yù qì diāo kè de shí fēn jīng měi.This jade piece is exquisitely carved.
Common words: 雕塑 (diāo sù)、雕刻 (diāo kè)、老雕 (lǎo diāo)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "engrave"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "engrave", including 雕 (diāo), 雕 (diāo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "engrave" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 雕 (diāo), 雕 (diāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading diāo, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 雕 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 雕 diāoengrave; engrave; shrewd; golden eagleUseful words: 雕塑, 雕刻
- 雕 diāoengrave; engrave; shrewd; golden eagleUseful words: 雕塑, 雕刻
Common words for these 2 "engrave" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 雕 (diāo) — so "engrave" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "engrave".
雕 diāo — engrave; engrave; shrewd; golden eagle
这件玉器雕刻得十分精美。Zhè jiàn yù qì diāo kè de shí fēn jīng měi.This jade piece is exquisitely carved.
Common words: 雕塑 (diāo sù)、雕刻 (diāo kè)、老雕 (lǎo diāo)
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