Keyword
diamond
- to bore
- to drill
- to pierce
- Frequency
- #1585
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 占 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
钻石
diamond
钻
drill; auger; diamond
钻
to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain
钻研
to study meticulously; to delve into
钻进
to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
钻探
to conduct exploratory drilling
钻井
to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
钻戒
diamond ring
钻头
drill bit
钻孔
to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole
钻机
drilling machine
钻牛角尖
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
电钻
electric drill
金刚钻
a diamond
刁钻
crafty; tricky
钻心
to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
钻洞
to bore; to burrow; to crawl through a tunnel
钻空子
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
钻营
toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
钻床
drilling machine; drill press
钻木取火
to drill wood to make fire
刻苦钻研
to study diligently
开钻
to start drilling
钻探机
drilling machine