(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuo4]
trad. 鑿
Also written 鑿【záo】
12 results for 凿
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凿井záo jǐng
to dig a well
凿子záo zi
chisel
凿岩záo yán
(rock) drilling
凿枘záo ruì
see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]
凿沉záo chén
to scuttle (a ship)
凿空záo kōng
to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road
凿岩机záo yán jī
rock drill
凿石场záo shí chǎng
rock quarry
凿壁偷光záo bì tōu guāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
凿死卯子záo sǐ mǎo zi
variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]
凿死铆子záo sǐ mǎo zi
(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible