Hanzi
Traditional
鑿
Simplified
凿

chisel/to bore a hole/to chisel or dig/(literary) (bound form) certain/authentic/irrefutable/also pr. [zuo4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

záo, zuò, zú, zào

Bopomofo

ㄗㄠˊ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ, ㄗㄨˊ, ㄗㄠˋ

Jyutping

zok6

Example sentences

鑿 / 凿 záo
古代人為了取水，必須辛勤地在岩石上鑿井。
古代人为了取水，必须辛勤地在岩石上凿井。

In ancient times, people had to work hard to dig wells in the rock to get water.

Example Vocabulary

确鑿

鑿

záo

to chisel; to dig; a chisel

鑿子

zao2'zi

開鑿

kai1'zao2

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