彫

See also: 雕

彫 U+2F89A, 彫 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F89A ← 形 [U+2F899] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 㣣 → [U+2F89B]

Translingual

Han character

彫 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月口竹竹竹 (BRHHH), four-corner 7222₂, composition ⿰周彡)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 363, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9995
• Dae Jaweon: page 683, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 855, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5F6B

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 彫 – see 雕 (“to engrave; to inlay; to carve; carving; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 雕).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 彫 – see 凋 (“to wither; to fall; to exhaust; to fade; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 凋).

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Japanese

Kanji

彫

(Jōyō kanji)

1. carve
2. engrave
3. chisel

Readings

• Go-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)
• Kun: ほる (horu, 彫る, Jōyō); ぼり (bori, 彫り)

Compounds

• 彫(ちょう)刻(こく) (chōkoku)

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Korean

Hanja

彫 • (jo) (hangeul 조, revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho, Yale co)

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Compounds

• 彫像 (조상, josang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 彫 (điêu, đêu)

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