zuózhuó

polish jade

Components
王 meaning component

  Meaning component

wángwàng

  

king

jade

豖 sound component

  Sound component

chù

  

a shackled pig

Evolution

琢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琢 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
琢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zuó

polish jade; cut jade; see 琢磨[zuó​mo]

 

zhuó

to cut (gems)

Most common words with 琢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

琢磨

to ponder

雕琢

to sculpt

to ponder

切磋琢磨

lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)