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záo

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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

28

Traditional form

záo

Contains the radical

Jīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A metal  Jīn  drill  zhuó boring a hole  jiù shū provides the pronunciation

Etymology of záo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰⿱丵臼殳金

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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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