琢

  1. to cut (gems)

Other readingszuóused in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]

Appears in

琢磨zhuó móto carve and polish (jade)琢磨zuó moto ponder雕琢diāo zhuóto sculpt精雕细琢jīng diāo xì zhuósee 精雕细刻[jīng diāo xì kè]切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mólit. cutting and polishing (idiom)

Found in idioms

玉不琢，不成器yù bù zhuó，bù chéng qìjade requires chiseling - as man needs training and discipline切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mócompare notes; study and learn by mutual discussion粉妆玉琢fěn zhuāng yù zhuó雕肝琢肾diāo gān zhuó shèn砥砺琢磨dǐ lì zhuó mó

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