镌镂

鐫鏤

juānlòu

verb

Meanings

1 to engrave
2 to carve (especially in stone or metal)

Characters

Examples

石碑上镌镂着历代帝王的名字。

Shíbēi shàng juānlòu zhe lìdài dìwáng de míngzì.

The names of emperors through the ages are engraved on the stone tablet.

这件玉器镌镂得十分精美。

Zhè jiàn yùqì juānlòu de shífēn jīngměi.

This jade piece is exquisitely engraved.

Tips

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Literary. Both 镌 and 镂 individually mean 'to engrave / carve'; combined they intensify the sense of careful, decorative carving. In modern speech 雕刻 (diāokè) is the everyday word.

Stroke Order

镌 juān

镂 lòu