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

凿子

záo zi

凿岩

záo yán

凿枘

záo ruì

凿沉

záo chén

凿空

záo kōng

开凿

kāi záo

枘凿

ruì záo

榫凿

sǔn záo

确凿

què záo

穿凿

chuān záo

凿岩机

záo yán jī

Characters that share the radical 凵.

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