雕鑿

雕凿
diāozáo
  1. (figurative) to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style
  2. to carve; to engrave
  3. to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 雕 diāo variant of 雕 diāo, to engrave
=1 雕 diāo
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. shrewd
  4. bird of prey
=1 雕 diāo bird of prey
=2 鑿 záo
  1. (bound form) chisel
  2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
  3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
  4. also pr. zuò
=2 鑿 zú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 鏃 /镞 (“arrow”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to carve
  3. alternative form of 鏃 /镞 (“arrow”)
  4. to carve