磋 = 石 + 差

磋 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “polish”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 差 (to differ).

Keyword: polish
Pinyin (Mandarin): cuō
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: polish, buff, буфф, польский, buff

Decomposition

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石 stone
差 to differ

How to find 磋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “to differ”. 磋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 磋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.