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凿 (záo): To chisel — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 凿

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How to write 凿 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 凿

凿 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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凿=丵tool+凵hole+金metal

A tool (丵) chiseling into a hole (凵) on a hard surface (金) — to chisel or bore a hole.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 凿

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 凿

HSK words that contain this character.

确凿

què záo

definite / irrefutable

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 凿 is used in context

tā他
záo凿
bì壁
tōu偷
guāng光
dì地
xué

Information

Pinyinzáo
Meaningto chisel
Strokes12
Radical凵
Traditional鑿
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2018
Zhuyinㄗㄠˊ
UnicodeU+51FF
CangjieTCYU
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学
xí习
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
。

He studied diligently until late at night.

Tā他
yòng用
záo凿
zài在
mù木
tou头
shang上
záo凿
le了
yí一
gè个
dòng洞
。

He used a chisel to chisel a hole in the wood.

tā他
yòng用
záo凿
zǐ子
diāo雕
kè刻
mù木
tou头
。

He carves wood with a chisel.

gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
záo凿
jǐng井
qǔ取
shuǐ水
。

Workers are digging a well to get water.

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