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琢磨

Word definition:

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Pīnyīn
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to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
HSK 7-9
to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
琢
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *琢* | 琢* | *琢
12画
polish jade; cut jade
1113.2
MGMSO
磨
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *磨* | 磨* | *磨
16画
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
0026.1
IDMR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
琢磨
to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work
琢磨
to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
琢
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *琢* | 琢* | *琢
to cut (gems)
琢
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *琢* | 琢* | *琢
used in 琢磨 / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
 磨
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *磨* | 磨* | *磨
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
 磨
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *磨* | 磨* | *磨
grindstone / to grind / to turn round