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Jyutping doek3
Pinyin zuó

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]
  2. Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to ponder/to mull over/to think through/Taiwan pr. [zhuómó]/to polish / cut jade/to refine/to improve/to chisel/to carve
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    打磨​璞玉​,​將​佢​變​得​具​觀​賞​價​值​嘅​工序
    to polish jade
    • 玉不琢不成器。
      玉不琢不成器。
      It takes lots of time and hard-work to fulfill a capable person.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 琢磨 (zuómo, “to think over; to ponder”).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. polish jade
  2. cut jade
  3. Cangjie Input
    MGMSO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1192

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Jyutping doek3
Pinyin zhuó

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cut (gems)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to carve jade
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    用玉石雕琢而成嘅白菜。
    用玉石雕琢而成嘅白菜。
    jung6 juk6 sek6 diu1 doek3 ji4 sing4 ge3 baak6 coi3.
    • The bok choy is carved by jade.
  2. Cantonese
    我琢磨紧佢寻日同我讲𠮶番说话有乜嘢意思。
    我琢磨緊佢尋日同我講嗰番説話有乜嘢意思。
    ngo5 doek3 mo4 gan2 keoi5 cam4 jat6 tung4 ngo5 gong2 go2 faan1 syut3 waa6 jau5 mat1 je5 ji3 si1.
    • He told me something yesterday and I'm thinking about what does those words mean.
  3. Cantonese
    玉不琢不成器。
    玉不琢不成器。
    • It takes lots of time and hard-work to fulfill a capable person.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    儿子整天琢磨怎么追到女朋友,心思根本不在学习上,真愁死人了。
    兒子整天琢磨怎麼追到女朋友,心思根本不在學習上,真愁死人了。
    ér zǐ zhěng tiān zhuó mó zěn me zhuī dào nǚ péng yǒu , xīn sī gēn běn bù zài xué xí shàng , zhēn chóu sǐ rén le .
    • My son is thinking about ways to pursue a girlfriend all day; his mind is just not on studying at all. It's worrying me to death.
  2. Mandarin
    珠母、蝾螺、玉螺、琼蚌、含秕、抱玑、马蹄螺、银斑、石决明等贝壳、螺壳经凿胚、分拣、烂面、磨平、雕琢、穿孔、磨光、漂白、上光、干燥、染色、打蜡、整理等工序加工制成的纽扣。
    珠母、蠑螺、玉螺、瓊蚌、含秕、抱璣、馬蹄螺、銀斑、石決明等貝殼、螺殼經鑿胚、分揀、爛面、磨平、雕琢、穿孔、磨光、漂白、上光、乾燥、染色、打蠟、整理等工序加工製成的紐扣。
    zhū mǔ , róng luó , yù luó , qióng bàng , hán bǐ , bào jī , mǎ tí luó , yín bān , shí jué míng děng bèi ké , luó ké jīng záo pēi , fēn jiǎn , làn miàn , mó píng , diāo zhuó , chuān kǒng , mó guāng , piào bái , shàng guāng , qián zào , rǎn sè , dǎ là , zhěng lǐ děng gōng xù jiā gōng zhì chéng de niǔ kòu .
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