琢磨
Old HSK 6
琢磨 (zhuómó) · to carve and polish
琢磨 (zhuómó) means “to carve and polish; to polish (writing)”. It is written with 2 characters: 琢 (to polish jade) + 磨 (millstone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 琢磨 is built
The characters
琢 zuó · to polish jade
What 琢 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豖chù — a shackled pig
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 丶 — dot
- 豕shǐ — pig
磨 mó · millstone
What 磨 is made of
- 麻má — hemp
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 木mù — tree
- 广guǎng — broad
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
玉要经过琢磨才能成器。Yù yào jīngguò zhuómó cáinéng chéng qì.Jade must be carved and polished to become useful.
这篇文章还需要好好琢磨。Zhè piān wénzhāng hái xūyào hǎohǎo zhuómó.This article still needs polishing.
Questions about 琢磨
What does 琢磨 mean?
琢磨 (zhuómó) means “to carve and polish; to polish (writing)”.
How do you pronounce 琢磨?
琢磨 is pronounced zhuómó.
Which HSK level is 琢磨?
琢磨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 琢磨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 246: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.