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Chinese symbol for “borehole”

钻井
zuān jǐng
Traditional: 鑽井
to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for borehole is 钻井 (zuān jǐng), defined as: to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

钻 zuān
diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
井 jǐng
well, mine shaft, pit
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钻井.

WordPinyinMeaning
钻石 (鑽石)zuàn shídiamond; 颗 (kē)
钻研 (鑽研)zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into
钻进 (鑽進)zuān jìnto get into; to dig into (studies, job etc)
钻探 (鑽探)zuān tànto conduct exploratory drilling
钻戒 (鑽戒)zuàn jièdiamond ring; 只 (zhī)
矿井 (礦井)kuàng jǐnga mine; a mine shaft
水井shuǐ jǐng(water) well
油井yóu jǐngoil well

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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