雕刻

diāokè

verb HSK 7-9 #13,313

Meanings

1 to carve
2 to engrave
3 to sculpt
4 carving; sculpture

Characters

to engrave; to cut

Examples

HSK 3

他从小就学习雕刻艺术。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xuéxí diāokè yìshù.

He has studied the art of carving since childhood.

HSK 6

这尊佛像是手工雕刻的。

Zhè zūn fóxiàng shì shǒugōng diāokè de.

This Buddha statue was carved by hand.

Tips

usage

雕刻 can be both a verb (to carve/sculpt) and a noun (the carving/sculpture itself). 雕 alone is more informal.

Stroke Order

雕 diāo

刻 kè