| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 凿 | 鑿 | záo | zao2 | chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; (literary) (bound form) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. | ||
| 2 | 凿沉 | 鑿沉 | záo chén | zao2 chen2 | to scuttle (a ship) | ||
| 3 | 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 | ||
| 4 | 凿井 | 鑿井 | záo jǐng | zao2 jing3 | to dig a well | ||
| 5 | 凿空 | 鑿空 | záo kōng | zao2 kong1 | to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road | ||
| 6 | 凿枘 | 鑿枘 | záo ruì | zao2 rui4 | to fit like mortise and tenon | ||
| 7 | 凿山造渠 | 鑿山造渠 | záo shān zào qú | zao2 shan1 zao4 qu2 | to cut through mountains to build channels (idiom) | ||
| 8 | 凿山治水 | 鑿山治水 | záo shān zhì shuǐ | zao2 shan1 zhi4 shui3 | to cut through mountains to harness water (idiom) | ||
| 9 | 凿石场 | 鑿石場 | záo shí chǎng | zao2 shi2 chang3 | rock quarry | ||
| 10 | 凿岩 | 鑿岩 | záo yán | zao2 yan2 | (rock) drilling | ||
| 11 | 凿岩机 | 鑿岩機 | záo yán jī | zao2 yan2 ji1 | rock drill | ||
| 12 | 凿子 | 鑿子 | záo zǐ | zao2 zi3 | chisel |