琢

琢 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+8 in Chinese and Korean, 玉+7 in Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese and Korean, 11 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 一土一尸人 (MGMSO), four-corner 1113₂, composition ⿰𤣩豖 or ⿰𤣩豕)

• 𣽗

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 734, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21058
• Dae Jaweon: page 1146, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1120, character 12
• Unihan data for U+7422
• Unihan data for U+FA4A

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rtoːɡ) : semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 豖 (OC *tʰoɡ).

琢

1. to carve jade

   • 玉不琢，不成器。人不學，不知義。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Three Character Classic, circa 13^th century CE

     Yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì. Rén bù xué, bù zhī yì. [Pinyin]

     If jade is not polished, it cannot become a thing of use. If a man does not learn, he cannot know his duty towards his neighbour.

琢

1. Only used in 琢磨 (zuómo, “to think over; to ponder”).

• “琢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 琢)

1. to polish

   Synonym: 磨

2. to cultivate one's skill

   Synonym: 磨

3. to select

   Synonym: 択

• Go-on: たく (taku)
• Kan-on: たく (taku)
• Kun: うつ (utsu, 琢つ); えらぶ (erabu, 琢ぶ); みがく (migaku, 琢く); たたく (tataku, 琢く)
• Nanori: あや (aya); たか (taka); みがく (migaku)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [탁]

Wikisource 琢 (eumhun 다듬을 탁 (dadeumeul tak))

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• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 琢

琢: Hán Việt readings: chác, trác
琢: Nôm readings: trác, trát

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