Memory phrase for the character: 磋

磋

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Meaning

consulting, deliberate, to polish

Pronunciation

cuō

Explanation

Left: stone 石, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工: what a difference!)

Mnemonic

Like stones, differences collide in: a consultation.

Radicals

石	stone	Shows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
差	difference

Vocabulary

磋商	cuō shāng	to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
切磋琢磨	qiē cuō zhuó mó	gradual improvement by slow polishing (idiom); fig. education as a gradual process
切磋	qiē cuō	to compare notes; to learn by interaction

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