Spot 卓
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
卓 component
zhuō · profound, lofty, brilliant
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 卓
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue卓Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 卓 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
掉=
扌
罩=
罒
倬=
亻
桌=
+木
绰=
纟
悼=
忄
淖=
氵
焯=
火
棹=
木
綽=
糹
踔=
足
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 卓 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
桌子zhuōzi
table
HSK 3.0 · L1掉diàoto fall
HSK 3.0 · L4绰号chuòhàonickname
HSK 3.0 · L7-9悼念dàoniànto grieve
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掉队diàoduìto fall behind
HSK 3.0 · L7-9掉头diàotóuto turn one's head
HSK 3.0 · L7-9口罩kǒuzhàomask
HSK 3.0 · L7-9阔绰kuòchuòextravagant
HSK 3.0 · L7-9笼罩lǒngzhàoto envelop
HSK 3.0 · L7-9罩zhàoto cover
HSK 3.0 · L7-9追悼zhuīdàoto mourn
HSK 3.0 · L7-9