浮雕

fúdiāo

noun #34,990

Measure Word

一幅浮雕 fú

Meanings

1 relief sculpture
2 embossment
3 bas-relief

Characters

to float; raised

to carve; engrave

Examples

墙上有一幅精美的浮雕。

Qiáng shàng yǒu yī fú jīngměi de fúdiāo.

There is an exquisite relief on the wall.

这枚硬币的浮雕图案很漂亮。

Zhè méi yìngbì de fúdiāo tú'àn hěn piàoliang.

The relief design on this coin is beautiful.

Tips

memory

浮 means "to float" and 雕 means "to carve" — a relief is a carving that "floats" off the surface, sticking out from the background. The image makes the meaning easy to remember.

Stroke Order

浮 fú

雕 diāo