Hanja Analyzer
彫

彫 — jo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
새길 조
Romanization
jo
English
carve, decorate; emaciated
Mandarin
diāo
Japanese on'yomi
チョウ
Japanese kun'yomi
ほ.る -ぼ.り
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,533 of 2,500
Strokes
11
Radical
彡 (59, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
周
Unicode
U+5F6B

Parts that make up 彫

  • 周 두루 주sound 무늬를 새긴 옥두루 미치는 일. ‘주·조’ 계열의 소리
  • 彡 나부끼는 터럭 셋무늬와 빛깔, 결

How 彫 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 彫 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 彡, 周.

Korean example words with 彫

  • 조물彫物 Korean gloss: 조각한 물건
  • 조탁彫琢 Korean gloss: 문장이나 글 따위를 매끄럽게 다듬음
  • 조상彫像 Korean gloss: 재료를 새기거나 깎아서 만든 입체 형상
  • 부조浮彫 Korean gloss: 조각에서, 평평한 면에 글자나 그림 따위를 도드라지게 새기는 일
  • 조호미彫胡米 Korean gloss: 줄의 열매
  • 조각물彫刻物 Korean gloss: 조각한 작품
  • 조각품彫刻品 Korean gloss: 조각한 물품
  • 석조각石彫刻 Korean gloss: 돌을 재료로 하는 조각
  • 목조각木彫刻 Korean gloss: 나무를 재료로 하는 조각
  • 조각가彫刻家 Korean gloss: 조각을 전문으로 하는 사람
  • 조소반彫塑班 Korean gloss: 조소를 할 목적으로 조직한 반
  • 조소전彫塑展 Korean gloss: 조소 작품을 모아서 하는 전시

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 彫

  • 浮き彫りうきぼり relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore
  • 彫刻ちょうこく carving; engraving; sculpture
  • 彫り上げるほりあげる to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving
  • 彫るほる to carve; to engrave; to sculpt
  • 木彫りきぼり wood carving; woodcraft
  • 木彫もくちょう wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
  • 彫像ちょうぞう (carved) statue; sculpture
  • 彫金ちょうきん chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
  • 彫塑ちょうそ carving; engraving; clay model
  • 彫工ちょうこう carver; engraver; sculptor
  • 彫琢ちょうたく carving and polishing
  • 彫りほり carving; engraving; chiselled features

Characters sharing the phonetic 周

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “조”

Other hanja with radical 彡

Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences