雕塑
Old HSK 6
雕塑 (diāosù) · sculpture
雕塑 (diāosù) means “sculpture; statue”. It is written with 2 characters: 雕 (to carve) + 塑 (to sculpt). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 雕塑 is built
The characters
雕 diāo · to carve
What 雕 is made of
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
塑 sù · to sculpt
What 塑 is made of
- 朔shuò — beginning
- 屰nì — disobedient
- 屮chè — sprout
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 屰nì — disobedient
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 朔 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公园里有一座雕塑。Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yī zuò diāosù.There is a sculpture in the park.
她是一位雕塑艺术家。Tā shì yī wèi diāosù yìshùjiā.She is a sculptor.
Questions about 雕塑
What does 雕塑 mean?
雕塑 (diāosù) means “sculpture; statue”.
How do you pronounce 雕塑?
雕塑 is pronounced diāosù.
Which HSK level is 雕塑?
雕塑 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 雕塑 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.