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table, desk
A table or desk surface used for dining, working, or playing games. Often appears in compound words. Also used as a counter for tables at mahjong or similar games.
卓 means table or desk. On its own it is somewhat formal or literary; it appears much more commonly as part of compound words.
Common compounds (TABLE)
Other compounds
- 卓越: excellence, superiority (different meaning — uses the "outstanding" sense of 卓)
As a counter
Used to count tables in games like 麻雀: 1卓, 2卓, etc. Also used in restaurants: 3卓 = table number 3.