(lit.) fine sculpting (idiom); (fig.) to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
trad. 精雕細刻
Also written 精雕細刻【jīng diāo xì kè】
Characters in this word
4精
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essence, extract, vitality, energy, semen, sperm, mythical goblin spirit, highly perfected, elite, the pick of sth, proficient (refined ability), extremely (fine), selected rice (archaic)
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 9150 of 2500
雕
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variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave
- Pinyin
- diāo
- Traditional
- 彫
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 37569 of 2500
细
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thin or slender, finely particulate, thin and soft, fine, delicate, trifling, (of a sound) quiet, frugal
- Pinyin
- xì
- Traditional
- 細
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 14935 of 2500
刻
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quarter (hour), moment, to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive, classifier for short time intervals
- Pinyin
- kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 11132 of 2500