Taxonomy of meanings for 雕 / 彫 / 琱 / 錭:　　

  • 雕 diāo (OC: tɯɯw MC: teu) 都聊切 平 廣韻：【鶚屬又姓漢武帝功臣表有雕延年 】
    • CONFUCIANS
      • ENGRAVE
        • vtoNengrave, carve patterns into a surface
        • vadNcarved, engraved
        • vtoNpassivebe engraved; be engraved with (patterns); be carved into
      • SCULPTURE
        • vtoNform as a sculpture
      • PAINT
        • PERFECT
            *雕鵰
        • 雕 diāo (OC: tɯɯw MC: teu) 都聊切 平 廣韻：【籀文雕 】
        • 彫 diāo (OC: tɯɯw MC: teu) 都聊切 平 廣韻：【彫刻亦作雕 】
          • ENGRAVE
            • vtoNengrave, embellish with engravings
          • WITHER
            • vichangewither because of frostgenerally: wither
            • vadNwithered
            • viwither (for 凋)
          • PAINT

            Additional information about 彫

            說文解字: 【彫】，琢文也。 〔小徐本「琢」作「瑑」。〕 从彡、周聲。 【都僚切】

              Criteria
            • ENGRAVE

              1. Kè 刻 tends to be primarily to engrave in wood or ivory.

              2. Diāo 彫 refers to any form of engraving on or in any material, including jade and stone.

              3. Lòu 鏤 refers to engraving in metal only.

              Word relations
            • Assoc: (ENGRAVE)琢/POLISH Zhuó 琢 refers primarily to the polishing of jade.