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Meaning of 凿

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凿 (Trad.: 鑿)
Pinyin: záo
English Definition: chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; (literary) (bound form) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr.
Chinese Definition:
①挖槽或穿孔用的工具,称“凿子”。
②穿孔,挖掘:凿孔。凿井。凿通。
③器物上的孔,是容纳枘(榫头)的。
④明确,真实:凿凿。证据确凿。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 凵
Ideographic:A drill 丵 making a hole 凵
Character Formation:
  • ⿶ Surround from below
Similar Characters: 圅
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Example Words
确凿 què záo definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]
开凿 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
言之凿凿 yán zhī záo záo to speak on good grounds (idiom)
穿凿 chuān záo to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
凿子 záo zǐ chisel
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Example Sentences
1
山顶洞人凿壁绘画
,
就是因为有你
。
You're why cavemen chiseled on walls.
2
他用凿过的石头挡住我的道
。
他使我的路弯曲
。
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
3
山坡上凿出的台阶使步行者下山变得容易
。
Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain.
4
当货船失火时
,
他们凿开甲板以抢救船货
。
They scuttled the deck when the ship caught the fire.
5
我们有如宝石
,
需要经过苦难的锤凿来雕琢
。
We are like jewels, shaped with the hammer and chisel of adversity.