琢
Definition
zhuó:* 雕刻玉石，使成器物，常喻用心推敲考虑、刻意求工。 ～磨。雕～（a。雕刻玉石等；b。过分地修饰文字，使人觉得不自然，如"～～之风不可长"）。～刻。～句。玉不～，不成器。 zuó:* 〔～磨〕思索、考虑，如"他的话我～～了很久，不明白什么意思"（"磨"读轻声）
polish jade; cut jade
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC