| 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 |
| 1 | You're why cavemen chiseled on walls. | |
| 2 | He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. | |
| 3 | Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain. | |
| 4 | They scuttled the deck when the ship caught the fire. | |
| 5 | We are like jewels, shaped with the hammer and chisel of adversity. |