| 1 | 凿 | 鑿 | záo | zao2 | chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; (literary) (bound form) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. | | |
| 2 | 开凿 | 開鑿 | kāi záo | kai1 zao2 | to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) | | |
| 3 | 凿沉 | 鑿沉 | záo chén | zao2 chen2 | to scuttle (a ship) | | |
| 4 | 凿子 | 鑿子 | záo zǐ | zao2 zi3 | chisel | | |
| 5 | 穿凿 | 穿鑿 | chuān záo | chuan1 zao2 | to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation | | |
| 6 | 凿岩机 | 鑿岩機 | záo yán jī | zao2 yan2 ji1 | rock drill | | |
| 7 | 凿岩 | 鑿岩 | záo yán | zao2 yan2 | (rock) drilling | | |
| 8 | 凿石场 | 鑿石場 | záo shí chǎng | zao2 shi2 chang3 | rock quarry | | |
| 9 | 凿山治水 | 鑿山治水 | záo shān zhì shuǐ | zao2 shan1 zhi4 shui3 | to cut through mountains to harness water (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 凿山造渠 | 鑿山造渠 | záo shān zào qú | zao2 shan1 zao4 qu2 | to cut through mountains to build channels (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 凿枘 | 鑿枘 | záo ruì | zao2 rui4 | to fit like mortise and tenon | | |
| 12 | 凿空 | 鑿空 | záo kōng | zao2 kong1 | to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road | | |
| 13 | 凿井 | 鑿井 | záo jǐng | zao2 jing3 | to dig a well | | |
| 14 | 凿壁偷光 | 鑿壁偷光 | záo bì tōu guāng | zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1 | lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship | | |
| 15 | 圆凿方枘 | 圓鑿方枘 | yuán záo fāng ruì | yuan2 zao2 fang1 rui4 | see 方枘圆凿 | | |
| 16 | 言之凿凿 | 言之鑿鑿 | yán zhī záo záo | yan2 zhi1 zao2 zao2 | to speak on good grounds (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 妄生穿凿 | 妄生穿鑿 | wàng shēng chuān záo | wang4 sheng1 chuan1 zao2 | a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion | | |
| 18 | 天真未凿 | 天真未鑿 | tiān zhēn wèi záo | tian1 zhen1 wei4 zao2 | naive and pure (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 榫凿 | 榫鑿 | sǔn záo | sun3 zao2 | mortise chisel | | |
| 20 | 枘凿不入 | 枘鑿不入 | ruì záo bù rù | rui4 zao2 bu4 ru4 | incompatible (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 确凿不移 | 確鑿不移 | què záo bù yí | que4 zao2 bu4 yi2 | established and irrefutable (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 确凿 | 確鑿 | què záo | que4 zao2 | definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4] | | |
| 23 | 方枘圆凿 | 方枘圓鑿 | fāng ruì yuán záo | fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2 | to put a square peg in a round hole; incompatible (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 穿凿附会 | 穿鑿附會 | chuān záo fù huì | chuan1 zao2 fu4 hui4 | to make far-fetched claims (idiom); to offer outlandish explanations | | |