卓

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outstanding

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To foresee ⺊ the dawn 早 coming; 早 also provides the pronunciation

Components ⺊早

eminent · Heisig RSH #48

magic wand + sunflower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
卓尔不群	zhuó ěr bù qún	standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled
卓有成效	zhuó yǒu chéng xiào	highly effective; fruitful
卓尼县	Zhuó ní Xiàn	Jonê, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi…
远见卓识	yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí	visionary and sagacious (idiom)
卓资县	Zhuó zī Xiàn	Zhuozi, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市\|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
卓别林	Zhuó bié lín	Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
卓乎不群	zhuó hū bù qún	standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; preeminent
坚苦卓绝	jiān kǔ zhuó jué	persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
安卓	Ān zhuó	Android (operating system for mobile devices)
卓尼	Zhuó ní	see 卓尼縣\|卓尼县[Zhuo2 ni2 Xian4]
卓然	zhuó rán	outstanding; eminent
班卓琴	bān zhuó qín	(loanword) banjo
卓资	Zhuó zī	see 卓資縣\|卓资县[Zhuo2 zi1 Xian4]
卓异	zhuó yì	(of talent) outstanding; exceptional
史卓	Shǐ zhuó	Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006
卓绝	zhuó jué	unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary
卓识	zhuó shí	superior judgment; sagacity
卓越	zhuó yuè	outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
羊卓雍错	Yáng zhuó Yōng cuò	Yamdrok Lake, Tibet
羊卓雍措	Yáng zhuó Yōng cuò	Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

These characters use 卓 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卓 sound part	zhuó	profound, lofty, brilliant
掉	diào	to drop, to fall, to remove
罩	zhào	cover, shroud; basket for catching fish
悼	dào	to grieve, to lament, to mourn
绰	chuò	graceful, delicate; spacious
淖	nào	mud, slush
棹	zhào	oar; boat
焯	chāo	to scald; to flash-boil vegetables
踔	chuō	to stride, to excel, to get ahead
倬	zhuō	noticeable, large; distinct, clear