钻(zuàn): variant of 钻
Readingszuànzuān
variant of 钻
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zuàn / zuān
- Meaning
- variant of 钻
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Traditional
- 鑽
Origin & structure
Where 钻 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 钻 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 钻
Common words using 钻 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp…
Open 钻空子 page →lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
Open 无孔不钻 page →Related characters
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