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雕 is a phono-semantic compound: 周 (zhōu) supplies the sound, and 隹 (zhuī, "short-tailed bird") gives the meaning. It is the simplified form of 鵰. Originally, the character referred to a large bird of prey, such as an eagle or vulture. Later, when it was adopted as the simplified form of the traditional carving characters 彫 and 琱, it also took on the sense of "to carve, engrave", now its most common use. Today, 雕 still names the bird but more often describes carving wood, stone, and other materials.
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这是一只大雕。
艺术家雕刻了一尊木像。
广场中央有一座石雕。
他的手艺把木头雕活了。
这些精美的雕花出自大师之手。
他的文笔雕琢得十分精致。
浮雕工艺需要极大的耐心。
博物馆收藏着古代的玉雕珍品。
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