凿(záo)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 鑿

(bound form) chisel

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Character information

Pinyin
záo
Meaning
(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuo4]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
鑿

Origin & structure

Where 凿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿶凵丵

A drill 丵 making a hole 凵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

凵kǎn丵zhuó

Parts are arranged enclosing from below.

Traditional form 鑿: A metal 金 drill 丵 boring a hole 臼; 殳 provides the pronunciation

How to write 凿 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 凿

Common words using 凿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

què确záo凿
HSK 7-9

definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]

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ruì枘záo凿

incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圆凿); (literary) compa…

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sǔn榫záo凿

mortise chisel

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què确záo凿bù不yí移

established and irrefutable (idiom)

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chuān穿záo凿fù附huì会

(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations

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yán言zhī之záo凿záo凿

(idiom) to speak with conviction

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záo凿bì壁tōu偷guāng光

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)

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záo凿zǐ子

chisel

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