卓
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zhuō · profound, lofty, brilliant

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

十Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 卓

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Example sentences

Notice where 卓 sits in each complete thought.

Tā mén zài bù tóng de lǐng yù qǔ dé le zhuó yuè de chéng jiù.他們在不同的領域取得了卓越的成就。

They have achieved excellent results in different fields.

Source: Tatoeba #6111596 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè biǎo míng le dì fāng lǐng dǎo huī fù dì qū zhuó yuè shuǐ píng de xióng xīn.这表明了地方领导恢复地区卓越水平的雄心。

It reveals local executives' ambitions of bringing the region back to the top.

Source: Tatoeba #799195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài kāi fā yí gè ān zhuó yìng yòng.我正在开发一个安卓应用。

I'm developing an Android application.

Source: Tatoeba #1776771 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuó bié lín shì yǒu yù jiàn lì de rén.卓别林是有预见力的人。

Chaplin was visionary.

Source: Tatoeba #805120 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le wǒ de ān zhuó biān chéng zhī lǚ.我已经开始了我的安卓编程之旅。

I've started Android programming.

Source: Tatoeba #1776769 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi tāng mǔ mǎi le bǎ bān zhuó qín zuò shèng dàn lǐ wù.我給湯姆買了把斑卓琴作聖誕禮物。

I bought Tom a banjo for Christmas.

Source: Tatoeba #13665603 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 卓 in context

  1. Say zhuō, then recall the core meaning: profound, lofty, brilliant.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 卓越 (zhuó yuè), meaning “outstanding”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 卓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.