# 彫 carve

周 (circumference) + (hair)
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## Onyomi

CHOU |

## Mnemonic

| I carve a statue of Margaret CHO'S hair, by chipping away at its circumference.

## Kunyomi

ほ*る | carve, (also the verb for get a tattoo) ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

彫刻(ちょうこく) | sculpture ★★☆☆☆ 彫 (carve) + 刻 (engrave) = 彫刻 (sculpture) sculpture- but only the kind that is carved all Michelangelo's David style. The Rodin-style sculptures that are cast in bronze are OBJETs (that's right, they use a French word.)