凿 — Chinese character
凿
záo
chisel; to bore, to pierce
- Pinyin
- záo
- Radical
- 17 ⼐ (Open Box)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 凵 丵
- Formation
- ideographic — A drill 丵 making a hole 凵
- Traditional
- 鑿
Common words with 凿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开凿 (開鑿) | kāi záo | to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) |
| 确凿 (確鑿) | què záo | definite; conclusive |
| 凿井 (鑿井) | záo jǐng | to dig a well |
| 凿子 (鑿子) | záo zi | chisel |
| 凿岩 (鑿岩) | záo yán | (rock) drilling |
| 言之凿凿 (言之鑿鑿) | yán zhī záo záo | (idiom) to speak with conviction |
| 凿空 (鑿空) | záo kōng | to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through |
| 穿凿 (穿鑿) | chuān záo | to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation |
| 凿沉 (鑿沉) | záo chén | to scuttle (a ship) |
| 穿凿附会 (穿鑿附會) | chuān záo fù huì | (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations |
| 凿岩机 (鑿岩機) | záo yán jī | rock drill |
| 圆凿方枘 (圓鑿方枘) | yuán záo fāng ruì | see 方枘圆凿 (fāng ruì yuán záo) |
English words written with 凿
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