凿 záo
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- Made of
- 凵 container 丵 thick (grass)
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
凿
záo
to chisel; to bore; to dig
Character
Example phrases
- 考古人员在岩壁上凿出一个小孔，用内窥镜观察墓室结构。 Kǎogǔ rényuán zài yánbì shàng záo chū yí ge xiǎo kǒng, yòng nèikuījìng guānchá mùshì jiégòu. The archaeologists chiselled a small hole in the rock wall and used an endoscope to examine the tomb chamber's structure.
- 石匠在石头上凿了一个洞，用来固定木柱。 Shíjiàng zài shítou shàng záo le yí ge dòng, yònglái gùdìng mùzhù. The stonemason chiselled a hole in the rock to fix a wooden post in place.
- 工人们正在凿开冰面，取水给牲口喝。 Gōngrénmen zhèngzài záo kāi bīngmiàn, qǔshuǐ gěi shēngkou hē. The workers are chiselling open the ice to fetch water for the livestock.
Related words
- 确凿 quèzáo conclusive; irrefutable
- 斩 zhǎn to cut; to behead; to sever decisively
- 压榨 yāzhà to squeeze; to exploit
- 捅 tǒng to poke; to stab; to expose
- 滋润 zīrùn moist; to nourish; to moisten
- 泄 xiè to discharge; to leak; to vent
- 疏通 shūtōng to dredge; to clear; to smooth out
- 绣 xiù to embroider
- 置 zhì to place; to put; to set aside
- 舒展 shūzhǎn to stretch; to unfold; relaxed and spacious
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl
- 挽 wǎn to roll up; to hold by the arm; to pull back