lòu​kōng

hollow out

  • created sense approved 镂空/鏤空 · lòu​kōng · hollow out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镂空 / 鏤空

    lòu​kōng

    hollow out

    to carve through materials such as metal, jade, ivory, or wood to create patterns or characters

    镂 (literal) → 镂/鏤 · lòu · to engrave 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty

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  • created sense approved 镂空/鏤空 · lòu​kōng · openwork — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镂空 / 鏤空

    lòu​kōng

    openwork

    fretwork or openwork; decorative patterns formed by carving through a material

    镂 (literal) → 镂/鏤 · lòu · to engrave 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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