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切qiē磋cuō琢zhuó磨mó
  1. lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

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Japanese data from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC2, and RADKFILE/KRADFILE (EDRDG). Chinese from CC-CEDICT. French and English from English Wiktionary via Wiktextract. Example sentences from Tatoeba. Stroke diagrams from KanjiVG. JLPT levels follow Jonathan Waller's lists. Full credits on the data and licences page.

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切
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to cut; to slice; to carve, (math.) tangential

Pinyin
qiē
Strokes
4
Frequency
3717 of 2500
Words starting with 切Words ending in 切Anywhere in a word
磋
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools, (bound form) to deliberate; to consult

Pinyin
cuō
Strokes
14
Words starting with 磋Words ending in 磋Anywhere in a word
琢
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to cut (gems)

Pinyin
zhuó
Strokes
12
Words starting with 琢Words ending in 琢Anywhere in a word
磨
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to rub, to grind, to polish, to sharpen, to wear down, to die out, to waste time, to pester, to insist

Pinyin
mó
Strokes
16
Frequency
15087 of 2500
Words starting with 磨Words ending in 磨Anywhere in a word