Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

卓: eminent, table

Also: desk, high

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

卜 carries the meaning · 早 is drawn in

8 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

タクtaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 卓上たくじょうtabletop, desktop
  • 卓球たっきゅうtable tennis, ping-pong
  • 卓見たくけんpenetration, excellent idea
  • 食卓しょくたくdining table
  • 電卓でんたくcalculator
  • 卓抜なたくばつなexcellent, superior
  • 卓越するたくえつするexcel, surpass
  • 卓立するたくりつするexcel, stand out

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Reach the finish line! This radical represents the number ten and the profound sense of arrival and completeness it brings.”
More in the 十 ten story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
卜

Also built on to strike (卜)

All 9
早

Also built on early (早)

卓 gives its sound to

Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read タク

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
卓 eminent · 卜
vs草 grass · 艹
卓 has 卜 where 草 has 艹.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhuó

Same form: 卓 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
卓 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
卓 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zhuó most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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