凿 meaning in English

záo

(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 鑿12 strokes

Meaning of 凿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

záo
  1. (bound form) chisel
  2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
  3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
  4. also pr. [zuo4]

凿 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ有yǒu旋xuán凿záo吗ma?
Do you have a screwdriver?
证zhèng据jù确què凿záo了le。
The evidence is clear.

Stroke order for each character

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凿 záo · chisel · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 凿.

确凿quèzáodefinite; conclusive

Questions about 凿

What does 凿 mean?

凿 (záo) means "(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 凿?

凿 is made of 1 character: 凿 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 凿 an HSK word?

Yes. 凿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 凿 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 凿 is written 鑿.