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title: "Diaoke Meaning: 雕刻 (diāokè) Means “to carve”"
description: "雕刻 (diāokè) means “to carve; to engrave; carving; sculpture”. Hear its tones, see what 雕 and 刻 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaoke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 雕刻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

雕刻 diāokè

## to carve; to engrave; carving; sculpture

## Its characters

1. 雕 diāo to carve
2. 刻 kè to carve

## In a sentence

他在石头上雕刻了一朵花。 He carved a flower into the stone.

一开始，人们把一整页字**雕刻**在一块木板上，再刷上墨印到纸上

From [四大发明是谁说的？ · Who named the Four Great Inventions of China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-four-great-inventions-of-china#library-word-387-389)

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## More words with 雕 or 刻

- [此刻 cǐkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cike)
- [雕塑 diāosù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaosu)
- [刻苦 kèkǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keku)
- [立刻 lìkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/like)
- [片刻 piànkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianke)
- [深刻 shēnkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenke)
- [时刻 shíkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shike)

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