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雕
diāo
Main
English Definitionto carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
See alsodiāo variant of 雕, to engrave (from traditional character 彫)
diāo bird of prey (from traditional character 鵰)
Simplified Script雕
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindiāo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping)diu1

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Words With Same Head Word    
雕刻diāokèto carve; to engrave; carving
雕塑diāosùa statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
雕像diāoxiàngsculpture; (carved) statue
雕弊diāobìvariant of 凋敝
雕敝diāobìvariant of 凋敝
Words With Same Tail Word    
浮雕fúdiāorelief sculpture
冰雕bīngdiāoice sculpture
凹雕āodiāoto engrave; to carve into
微雕wēidiāoa miniature (carving)
渔雕yúdiāo(bird species of China) lesser fish eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis)
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