| 磋 | |||
| polish, buff; scrutinize | |||
| Radical | 石 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 10 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | cuō | Cantonese reading | co1 |
| Japanese on reading | sa | Japanese kun reading | migaku |
| Korean reading | cha | Vietnamese reading | vải tha |
| 磋 | |||
| polish, buff; scrutinize | |||
| Radical | 石 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 10 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | cuō | Cantonese reading | co1 |
| Japanese on reading | sa | Japanese kun reading | migaku |
| Korean reading | cha | Vietnamese reading | vải tha |
| 磋 | [ cuō ] deliberate, to polish |
| 磋商 | [ cuō shāng ] to consult, to discuss seriously, to negotiate, to confer, negotiations, consultations |
| ⇒ 切磋 | [ qiē cuō ] to compare notes, to learn from one another, to swap pointers |
| ⇒ 切磋琢磨 | [ qiē cuō zhuó mó ] lit. cutting and polishing (idiom), fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences |