syun6鐫镌
Jyutpingsyun6
Yalesyuhn
Definition
To engrave or carve on wood or stone; to demote, or an engraving tool.
- to engrave or carve on wood or stone
- to demote or downgrade
- an engraving tool or chisel
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How it's used
Literary and formal in nature, this character is rarely encountered in modern spoken Cantonese. It is primarily reserved for historical texts, artistic descriptions of traditional craftsmanship, or formal inscriptions. In everyday life, people prefer using 刻 to describe the act of carving or engraving.
Examples
This wooden plaque has many patterns engraved on it.
He engraved the name onto the stone.
Related words
Common phrases
to engrave or carve
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 鐫刻, which is a common compound, but using 鐫 alone in casual conversation will sound overly academic or archaic to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
