Character

凿 záo

chisel; bore, pierce

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凿 záo

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
凿开 záo kāi	to chisel open; to bore open

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