斲 Stroke Order
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Information of 斲
Pinyin
zhuó
Radical
斤
Strokes
14 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to chop / to carve wood
斲 [zhuó]
Part of speech: verb
1. Woodworking tools, referring to axes and similar implements.
(English: tools such as axes)
2. To chop; to cut; to carve.
(English: to chop)
3. To carve and decorate; to engrave.
(English: to carve and polish)
4. To injure or consume.
(English: to harm or exhaust)
Additional meanings:
1. To chop; to cut; to carve ([En.] chop)
Example: 采椽不斲 (Do not chop the rafters).
2. To carve and polish ([En.] carve and polish)
Example: 木不成斲 (Wood cannot be formed without carving).
Example: 取起阴干，选良时吉日，用高手匠人刘子奇鋜成玉器 (Pick the dried wood, select a good time and day, and use the skilled craftsman Liu Ziqi to carve the jade).
Other common usages include:
斲冰 (to chop ice); 斲木 (to chop and cut wood).
斲琢 (to carve and polish); 斲模 (to carve and simulate).