Character data
凿 záo
chisel; to chisel or dig; to bore a hole
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Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 2696th character |
| Radical | ⼐ (17.10) |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Index # | 2605 |
| TRADITIONAL | 鑿 |
Definitions
| 凿 záo |
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Stroke order
Words containing 凿
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definite; conclusive; undeniable
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chisel
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to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
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make wild forced claims; draw rash links
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incompatible (idiom); to put a square peg in a round hole
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incompatible
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mortise chisel
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established and irrefutable (idiom)
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to give a forced interpretation; to bore a hole
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to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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to dig a well
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lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
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(rock) drilling
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rock drill
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to fit like mortise and tenon
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to scuttle (a ship)
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rock quarry
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to open an aperture
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