雕刻 meaning in English

diāokè

to carve; to engrave

HSK 7-9verbnoun24 strokes

Meaning of 雕刻

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

diāokè
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. carving

雕刻 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè座zuò雕diāo像xiàng是shì由yóu樱yīng木mù雕diāo刻kè而ér成chéng。
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.

Stroke order for each character

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雕 diāo · to carve · 16 strokes

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刻 kè · quarter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 雕刻.

立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
时刻shíkètime; juncture
深刻shēnkèprofound; deep
此刻cǐkèthis moment; now
雕塑diāosùa statue; a Buddhist image
刻意kèyìintentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
苛刻kēkèharsh; severe; demanding
刻苦kèkǔhardworking; assiduous
刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an ac
一刻yīkèa quarter of an hour; 15 minutes; a moment; an instant
雕像diāoxiàngsculpture; (carved) statue
片刻piànkèshort period of time; a moment

Questions about 雕刻

What does 雕刻 mean?

雕刻 (diāokè) means "to carve; to engrave" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 雕刻?

雕刻 is made of 2 characters: 雕 (16 strokes), 刻 (8 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 雕刻 an HSK word?

Yes. 雕刻 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.