Character data

HSK 6

FREQUENCY 1724th character

RADICAL ⾦ (167.5)

STROKES 10

INDEX # 1930

TRADITIONAL 鑽

钻 zuān

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

HSK 6 #1724

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

Word	Meaning
瓶塞钻 píng sāi zuàn	corkscrew
碎钻 suì zuàn	small diamonds
精灵宝钻 jīng líng bǎo zuàn	The Silmarillion, Tolkien fantasy book
万头钻动 wàn tóu zuān dòng	milling crowds
螺丝钻 luó sī zuàn	auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
血钻 xuè zuàn	blood diamond; conflict diamond
冲击钻 chōng jī zuàn	impact drill; hammer drill
见缝就钻 jiàn fèng jiù zuān	lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
钻井平台 zuān jǐng píng tái	(oil) drilling platform
钻劲 zuān jìn	application to the task
钻卡 zuàn qiǎ	drill chuck
钻圈 zuān quān	jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
钻坚仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo	to study hard and deeply; diligent study
钻压 zuàn yā	pressure on a drill bit
钻心虫 zuān xīn chóng	boring insect
钻故纸堆 zuān gù zhǐ duī	to pore over old books and papers
钻木取火 zuān mù qǔ huǒ	to drill wood to make fire
钻桌子 zuān zhuō zi	crawl under a table as a penalty
钻洞 zuān dòng	to bore; to burrow; to crawl through a tunnel
钻营 zuān yíng	toadying for personal gain; to curry favor
钻版 zuān bǎn	to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
钻牛角 zuān niú jiǎo	overthink; obsess over a small problem
钻眼 zuān yǎn	to drill a hole; drilling
钻石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ	highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner
钻粉 zuān fěn	residue from drilling; slag hill

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