雕 Strokes Write it Listen 雕 diāo to carve; to engrave; shrewd HSK 7–9 16 strokes Radical 隹 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from周soundzhōuZhou dynasty; circumference隹meaningzhuīshort-tailed bird; sparrow How it works隹 hints at the meaning (bird), and 周 zhōu hints at the sound.