雕
diāo HSK7

engrave

雕 diāo frequency
carve verb
to carve or engrave patterns, figures, or characters on materials like wood or stone

匠人在石柱上雕了许多精美的云纹。

jiàng​rén zài shí​zhù shàng diāo le xǔ​duō jīng​měi de yún​wén.

The craftsman carved many exquisite cloud patterns on the stone pillars.

bird of prey noun
any of various large diurnal birds of prey, such as eagles or vultures

一只雄雕在山谷上空翱翔。

yī zhī xióng diāo zài shān​gǔ shàng​kōng áo​xiáng.

A male eagle soared over the valley.

shrewd verb
shrewd, crafty, or cunning

他那雕悍的性格，使他在面对困难时从不退缩。

tā nà diāo​hàn de xìng​gé, shǐ tā zài miàn​duì kùn​nan shí cóng​bù tuì​suō.

His fierce and indomitable character ensures that he never backs down when facing difficulties.

雕 (彫) diāo
engrave verb
to engrave; variant of 雕 diāo

他在那块精美的木头上雕了一个漂亮的花瓶。

tā zài nà kuài jīng​měi de mù​tou shàng diāo le yī gè piào​liang de huā​píng.

He carved a beautiful vase out of that exquisite piece of wood.

雕 (鵰) diāo
eagle noun
bird of prey

那只雕从高空俯冲而下，准确地抓住了地上的猎物。

nà zhī diāo cóng gāo​kōng fǔ​chōng ér xià, zhǔn​què de zhuā​zhù le dì​shang de liè​wù.

The eagle dived from high in the sky and accurately snatched the prey on the ground.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,829th most common 45.0 per million
Movie subtitles
2,035th most common 18.3 per million appears in 7% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.77 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
9.18 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
16
Unicode
U+96D5

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)