Keyword
chisel
- to bore
- to pierce
- Frequency
- #3005
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
záo
Mnemonic
A drill 丵 making a hole 凵
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
开凿
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
凿
(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. zuò
确凿
definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. quèzuò
凿井
to dig a well
凿子
chisel
凿岩
(rock) drilling
言之凿凿
(idiom) to speak with conviction
凿空
to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road
穿凿
to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
凿沉
to scuttle (a ship)
穿凿附会
(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
凿岩机
rock drill