záo

chisel; to chisel or dig; to bore a hole

Character data

Radical ⾦ (167.19)
Strokes 28
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

鑿 záo
  1. 1. chisel
  2. 2. to chisel or dig
  3. 3. to bore a hole
  4. 4. certain
  5. 5. authentic
  6. 6. irrefutable
  7. 7. also pr. zuò

Words containing 鑿

Word Meaning
make wild guesses; force meanings
incompatible (idiom); to put a square peg in a round hole
incompatible
mortise chisel
definite; conclusive; undeniable
established and irrefutable (idiom)
to give a forced interpretation; to bore a hole
to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
to dig a well
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
chisel
(rock) drilling
rock drill
to fit like mortise and tenon
to scuttle (a ship)
rock quarry
to open an aperture
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
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