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záo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
záo | zao2
English translation
chisel; to bore, to pierce

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About záo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

záo

Contains the radical

qiǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A drill  zhuó  making a hole  qiǎn

Etymology of záo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

凵丵

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Example sentences using záo

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gēn 树干 shù gàn záo Chéng 独木舟 dú mù zhōu .

He hewed a canoe out of a tree trunk.

他们 tā men zài záo Jǐng de 过程 guòchéng Zhōng ,发现 fāxiàn le chǔ 稀有 xī yǒu 矿物 kuàng wù 矿床 kuàng chuáng .

In course of sinking the well - shaft they came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral.

zhè 凿子 záo zǐ zài yāo shēn dào 犄角 jī jiǎo ér shí 十分 shífēn 有用 yǒu yòng .

This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.

这块 tóu záo 成人 chéngrén tóu de 形状 xíngzhuàng .

He chiseled the piece of wood into the shape of a head.

záo 大理石 dà lǐ shí wéi diāo xiàng .

He chiseled a statue from the marble.

Words with záo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
确凿 què záo definite確鑿
záo chisel záo
开凿 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)開鑿
凿子 záo zǐ chisel鑿子
凿井 záo jǐng to dig a well鑿井
凿岩 záo yán (rock) drilling鑿岩
凿岩机 záo yán jī rock drill鑿岩機
穿凿 chuān záo to bore a hole穿鑿
穿凿附会 chuān záo fù huì to make far-fetched claims (idiom)穿鑿附會
凿壁偷光 záo bì tōu guāng lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)鑿壁偷光
方枘圆凿 fāng ruì yuán záo incompatible (idiom)方枘圓鑿
确凿不移 què záo bù yí established and irrefutable (idiom)確鑿不移
圆凿方枘 yuán záo fāng ruì incompatible (idiom)圓鑿方枘

záo Decomposition & Compounds

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