琢磨

琢
磨
to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work
琢
磨
to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]

Characters and words in 琢磨

琢
zhuó = zhu + o2
to cut (gems)
琢 = 王 + 豖 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) had an enslaved, shackled pig (豖) cut gems (琢) for him all day in the observatory's kitchen (o2), but fortunately Martin Luther King (王) came and freed the shackled pig.
琢
zuó = zu + o2
used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5] / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
琢 = 王 + 豖 : Martin Luther King (王) sees Zapatista Zebra (zu) leading shackled pigs (豖) day in, day out through observatory's entrance (o2) and he ponders (琢) all day how he can free these slaves.
磨
mó = m + o2
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
磨 = 石 + 麻 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been tied down in the observatory's kitchen (o2) with ropes made of hemp (麻). He uses a stone (石) to patiently rub (磨) through the ropes.
磨
mò = m + o4
grindstone / to grind / to turn round

Words with 琢磨

切
磋
琢
磨
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) / fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

Sentences with 琢磨

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