TSUMUGU · · 詞
切磋
ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ · qiēcuō
verb — to compare notes, to learn from one another (through practice and discussion)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
切磋,切開的切,切磋的磋。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩個匠人對著一塊象牙,一個切(切),一個磨(磋),越做越好。
Two craftsmen over one piece of ivory: one cuts it (切), one grinds it smooth (磋), each making the other's work better.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
琢磨zhuómóthe jade half of the same 詩經 pair — to carve and polish交流jiāoliúthe plain sense — to exchange and learn