POLISH  琢琢

RUB AND SMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE TO BECOME SMOOTH AND SHINING.
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Hypernym
  • RUBTOUCH AND PRESS WHILE MOVING ALONG something.
    • TOUCHINTERACT with a SURFACE USING one's FINGERS OR one's BODY.
      • INTERACTACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT.
        • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
See also
  • GRINDDESTROY so as to CAUSE to BECOME INTENSELY SMALL PIECES by SQUEEZING INTENSELY BETWEEN FLAT STONES.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. Zhuó 琢 refers primarily to the polishing of jade.

    2. Cuō 磋 is to transform a rude product by polishing it.

    3. Dǐ 砥 refers to sharpening of an artefact with the small and fine whetstone.

    4. Lì 礪 refers to sharpening of an artefact with the crude brushing stone.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    鋼

    礪

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      琢  zhuó OC: rtooɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 7 AttributionsWD

      Zhuó 琢 refers primarily to the polishing of jade.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 彫/ENGRAVE Diāo 彫 refers to any form of engraving on or in any material, including jade and stone.
      • Assoc: 磨/RUB The current general word for rubbing the surface of something is mó 磨.
      • Assoc: 雕/SCULPTURE

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNwork/polish (typically ivory or jade)
      • vtoNpassivebe polished
      摩  mó MC: ma OC: maalCH 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • nmadNpolishedCH
      • vtoNpolishCH
      雕琢  diāo zhuó OC: tɯɯw rtooɡ MC: teu ʈɣɔk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNfigurativepolish properly
      琢磨  zhuó mò MC: traewk maH OC: rtooɡ --CH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPabactpolishing and carving (of jade etc)CH
      擦  cā OC: skhaad MC: tshɑn 0 AttributionsWD

      Cā 擦 is a later word referring to a quick rubbing and polishing.

        Syntactic words
      砥  dǐ OC: tjilʔ MC: tɕi 0 AttributionsWD

      Dǐ 砥 refers to sharpening of an artefact with the small and fine whetstone.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgrind with fine whetstone.
      磋  cuō OC: skhaal MC: tshɑ 0 AttributionsWD

      Cuō 磋 is to transform a rude product by polishing it.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 切/GRIND Qiē 切 can refer to the grinding action of one's teeth.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNwork ivory
      礪  lì OC: b-rads MC: liɛi 0 AttributionsWD

      Lì 礪 refers to sharpening of an artefact with the crude brushing stone.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgrind with coarse whetstone
      錯  cuò OC: skhaaɡ MC: tshɑk 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpolish

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