雕 - diāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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16 strokes
Traditional

雕 ( 雕, 鵰 )

diāo

Definition

to carve
to engrave
shrewd
bird of prey

Character Decomposition

Related words (28)

雕像

diāo xiàng

sculpture; (carved) statue

雕刻

diāo kè

to carve; to engrave; carving

雕塑

diāo sù

sculpture; statue; to carve (and mould); (a) Buddhist image

carved lacquerware

a carved printing block

雕琢

diāo zhuó

to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose

雕花

diāo huā

carving; decorative carved pattern; arabesque

雕鐫

diāo juān

to engrave (wood or stone); to carve

carved railings

to carve; to decorate; carved; decorated

sculpture

sculptor

richly ornamented (building)

雕蟲小技

diāo chóng xiǎo jì

insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment

雕蟲篆刻

diāo chóng zhuàn kè

literary trifles; minor skill

ice sculpture

to engrave; to carve into

微雕

wēi diāo

a miniature (carving)

relief sculpture

(bird species of China) lesser fish eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis)

漆雕

qī diāo

carved or engraved lacquerware

ivory carving

stone carving; carved sculpture

shell carving

(bird species of China) mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis)

bas-relief

(bird species of China) crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)

浮雕牆紙

fú diāo qiáng zhǐ

anaglypta (sculptured wallpaper)

Idioms (2)

雕楹碧檻

diāo yíng bì kǎn

carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

精雕細刻

jīng diāo xì kè

(lit.) fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision

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