Usage of the character 琢
zhuó
琢
[琢]
- to cut (gems)
zuó
琢
[琢]
- used in 琢磨 (zuómo)
- Taiwan pr. (zhuó)
zuómo
琢磨
[琢磨]
- to ponder
- to mull over
- to think through
- Taiwan pr. (zhuómó)
diāozhuó
雕琢
[雕琢]
- to sculpt
- to carve (jade)
- ornate artwork
- overly elaborate prose
zhuómó
琢磨
[琢磨]
- to carve and polish (jade)
- to polish and refine a literary work
qiēcuōzhuómó
切磋琢磨
[切磋琢磨]
- lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
- fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
jīngdiāo-xìzhuó
精雕细琢
[精雕細琢]
- see 精雕細刻／精雕细刻 (jingdiāo-xikē)