卓 (zhuó): outstanding
卓 (zhuó) is a Chinese character meaning “outstanding.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺊ (structural) and 早 (structural). It ranks #1917 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 卓 to foresee ⺊ the dawn 早 coming; 早 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 十 (ten) appears in many related characters such as 十 (shí, ten), 午 (wǔ, 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse), 半 (bàn, half).
Definitions
- outstanding
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo foresee ⺊ the dawn 早 coming; 早 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱⺊早 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓越adjective | zhuó yuè | outstanding |
| 卓别林proper-noun | zhuó bié lín | Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director |
| 卓著adjective | zhuó zhù | outstanding |
| 安卓proper-noun | ān zhuó | Android (operating system for mobile devices) |
| 卓绝adjective | zhuó jué | unsurpassed |
| 班卓琴noun | bān zhuó qín | (loanword) banjo |
| 远见卓识phrase | yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí | visionary and sagacious (idiom) |
| 卓有成效phrase | zhuó yǒu chéng xiào | highly effective |
| 卓尔不群phrase | zhuó ěr bù qún | standing above the common crowd (idiom) |
| 卓然adjective | zhuó rán | outstanding |
| 卓乎不群 | zhuó hū bù qún | standing out from the common crowd (idiom) |
| 坚苦卓绝 | jiān kǔ zhuó jué | persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom) |
| 卓识noun | zhuó shí | superior judgment |
| 卓资 | zhuó zī | see 卓資縣|卓资县 |
| 卓资县 | zhuó zī xiàn | Zhuozi, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市, Inner Mongolia |
卓 appears in 23 compound words: 61 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 卓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
Example Sentences
学习卓字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí zhuó zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "卓" requires repeated practice to achieve neat handwriting.
“李贞秀案是宪政之耻!”蓝质疑卓揆立场是否与总统不同
lǐ zhēn xiù àn shì xiàn zhèng zhī chǐ ! lán zhì yí zhuó 揆 lì chǎng shì fǒu yǔ zǒng tǒng bù tóng
"The Lee Jung-so case is a constitutional shame!" Lan questioned whether Zhuo Kui's position was different from that of the president
谷歌推出安卓 17 Beta 2:上线 EyeDro...
gǔ gē tuī chū ān zhuó 1 7 B e t a 2 : shàng xiàn E y e D r o . . .
Google launches Android 17 Beta 2: Launching EyeDro...
黄耀辉/赖卓没资格催审预算
huáng yào huī lài zhuó méi zī gé cuī shěn yù suàn
Huang Yaohui/Lai Zhuo are not qualified to urge the budget
不认李贞秀是立委 卓揆遭批藐视立法权
bù rèn lǐ zhēn xiù shì lì wěi zhuó 揆 zāo pī miǎo shì lì fǎ quán
Not recognizing Li Zhenxiu as a legislator Zhuo Kui was criticized for contempt of legislative power
民众党疑122条款恐使我失出口优势 卓荣泰:台美谈妥ART就是最好方案
mín zhòng dǎng yí 1 2 2 tiáo kuǎn kǒng shǐ wǒ shī chū kǒu yōu shì zhuó róng tài : tái měi tán tuǒ A R T jiù shì zuì hǎo fāng àn
The People's Party suspects that Clause 122 may cause me to lose my export advantage Zhuo Rongtai: Taiwan and the United States negotiating ART is the best solution
我给汤姆买了把斑卓琴作圣诞礼物。
Wǒ gěi Tāngmǔ mǎi le bǎ bān zhuó qín zuò Shèngdàn lǐwù.
I bought Tom a banjo for Christmas.
他们在不同的领域取得了卓越的成就。
Tāmen zài bù tóng de lǐngyù qǔdé le zhuóyuè de chéngjiù.
They have achieved excellent results in different fields.
我已经开始了我的安卓编程之旅。
Wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ le wǒ de ānzhuó biānchéng zhī lǚ.
I've started Android programming.
我正在开发一个安卓应用。
Wǒ zhèngzài kāifā yī gè ānzhuó yìngyòng.
I'm developing an Android application.
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