凿 (záo, zuò) — Chinese Character

凿

záo, zuò

chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; (literary) (bound form) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuò]

Radical: 凵 HSK 9 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

凿 decomposes into the following components:

凵丵

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 凿.

凿井

záo jǐng

to dig a well

凿子

záo zi

chisel

凿岩

záo yán

凿枘

záo ruì

to fit like mortise and tenon

凿沉

záo chén

凿空

záo kōng

to open an aperture

开凿

kāi záo

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

枘凿

ruì záo

incompatible

榫凿

sǔn záo

mortise chisel

确凿

què záo

definite

穿凿

chuān záo

to bore a hole

凿岩机

záo yán jī

Characters that share the radical 凵.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.