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TSUMUGU · · 詞
切磋 word ·
切磋 =
ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ · qiēcuō
verb — to compare notes, to learn from one another (through practice and discussion)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to cut (bone or ivory) (切)qiēin craft terms, 切 is the cutting of bone and ivory
to grind, file (ivory) (磋)cuōthe stone 石 on the left — grinding a worked piece smooth
切磋,切開的切,切磋的磋。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩個匠人對著一塊象牙,一個),一個磨(),越做越好。
Two craftsmen over one piece of ivory: one cuts it (切), one grinds it smooth (磋), each making the other's work better.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
琢磨zhuómóthe jade half of the same 詩經 pair — to carve and polish交流jiāoliúthe plain sense — to exchange and learn