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HSK
7-9

chisel

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhuo2 zhuó

Meaning


Primary

chisel

Alternatives

chisels, chiseling, chiseled

Mnemonic


[zhu-] George Costanza is [2] inside the lobby of the [-o] office building where he is making a sculpture. He 琢 chisels a large thick 王 scepter, slowly turning it into a depiction of a hogtied pig which is what George feels like at his office job. Next to the 王 scepter is a real hogtied pig that George looks at as he 琢 chisels.