carve

(circumference) + (hair)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes

Onyomi

CHOU

Mnemonic

I carve a statue of Margaret CHO'S hair, by chipping away at its circumference.

Kunyomi

ほ*る carve, (also the verb for get a tattoo)
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

彫刻(ちょうこく)

sculpture ★★☆☆☆
(carve) + (engrave) = 彫刻 (sculpture)

sculpture- but only the kind that is carved all Michelangelo's David style. The Rodin-style sculptures that are cast in bronze are OBJETs (that's right, they use a French word.)