zuān

to drill; to get into; to thread one's way through

Character data

Radical ⾦ (167.19)
Strokes 27
SIMPLIFIED , 𰿆

Definitions

鑽 zuān
  1. 1. to drill
  2. 2. to get into
  3. 3. to thread one's way through
  4. 4. to make one's way into
  5. 5. to bore
  6. 6. to dig into
  7. 7. to enter (a hole)
  8. 8. to study intensively
  9. 9. to curry favor for personal gain
鑽 zuàn
  1. 1. diamond
  2. 2. an auger
  3. 3. variant of zuàn

Words containing 鑽

Word Meaning
pressure on a drill bit
to drill; to bore a hole; drilled hole
to be piercingly painful
boring insect
diamond ring
drilling
drilling machine
bury oneself in old books and papers
to drill wood to make fire
to crawl under a table as a forfeit
drilling machine
to bore; to burrow; to crawl through a tunnel
toadying for personal gain; to curry favor
to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
to obsess over a small problem; be stubborn
to split hairs
to drill a hole; drilling
diamond
highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner
to study meticulously; to delve into
to take advantage of a loophole
residue from drilling; slag hill
to use influence to get what one wants
to get into; to squeeze into
drill bit