钻 zuān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 占 to divine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
钻研
zuānyán
to study deeply; to delve into
Characters in this word
研 yán
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他多年钻研古文字，不满足于引用权威，而是反复核对原始材料。 Tā duōnián zuānyán gǔ wénzì, bù mǎnzú yú yǐnyòng quánwēi, ér shì fǎnfù héduì yuánshǐ cáiliào. He has studied ancient scripts deeply for years, not content with citing authorities but repeatedly checking original materials.
- 为了写好论文，她钻研了整整两年的旧档案。 Wèile xiě hǎo lùnwén, tā zuānyán le zhěngzhěng liǎng nián de jiù dàng'àn. To write a good paper, she spent a whole two years delving into old archives.
- 他白天上班，晚上却钻研编程，从不放弃。 Tā báitiān shàngbān, wǎnshang què zuānyán biānchéng, cóng bù fàngqì. He works during the day, but in the evenings he studies programming intensively, never giving up.
Related words
- 钻 zuān to drill, to go into
- 钻空子 zuānkòngzi to exploit a loophole
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 研究 yánjiū to research; to study
- 研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
- 研制 yánzhì to develop
- 研究所 yánjiūsuǒ research institute
- 研讨 yántǎo to discuss, to deliberate
- 追溯 zhuīsù to trace back; to investigate the source
- 探求 tànqiú to seek; to pursue
- 渊源 yuānyuán origin; historical roots
- 探究 tànjiū to investigate; to explore deeply