to dig a well

chisel

(rock) drilling

see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]

to scuttle (a ship)

definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [que4 zuo4]

incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]); (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon")

mortise chisel

to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)