凿 záo

chisel; bore, pierce

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DEFINITIONS

凿 záo
  • chisel
  • to bore a hole
  • to chisel or dig
  • certain
  • authentic
  • irrefutable
  • also pr. [zuo4]

STROKES

WORDS

确凿 què záo definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]
凿子 záo zǐ chisel
开凿 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
圆凿方枘 yuán záo fāng ruì see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]
妄生穿凿 wàng shēng chuān záo a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
方枘圆凿 fāng ruì yuán záo to put a square peg in a round hole; incompatible (idiom)
枘凿 ruì zuò incompatible
榫凿 sǔn záo mortise chisel
确凿不移 què záo bù yí established and irrefutable (idiom)
穿凿 chuān záo to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
穿凿附会 chuān záo fù huì to make far-fetched claims (idiom); to offer outlandish explanations
凿井 záo jǐng to dig a well
凿壁偷光 záo bì tōu guāng lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
凿岩 záo yán (rock) drilling
凿岩机 záo yán jī rock drill
凿枘 záo ruì to fit like mortise and tenon
凿沉 záo chén to scuttle (a ship)
凿石场 záo shí chǎng rock quarry
凿空 záo kōng to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road
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