钻 (zuān): To drill — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6

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Animated Stroke Order 钻

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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Stroke Order Diagrams 钻

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

钻

钅metal

占occupy

钻=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 钻

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How to Use 钻

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 钻 works in context.

Extended figurative uses of zuān

These words use 钻 in a figurative sense of going deep into something or exploiting a loophole.

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Example Sentences

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

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zuān钻

yán研

kē科

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钅metal

+占occupy

A metal (钅) tool that bores or penetrates (占) — to drill or bore.

zuān钻

yán研

study intensively; dig into

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zuān钻

kòng空

zi子

Exploit a loophole / Find a loophole

xué学

wèn问

tí题

。

He likes to study scientific problems intensively.

tā她

dài戴

zhe着

yì一

méi枚

zuàn钻

shí石

jiè戒

zhǐ指

。

She is wearing a diamond ring.

Gōng工

rén人

zhèng正

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

zuān钻

kǒng孔

。

The worker is drilling a hole in the wall.

gōng工

rén人

zhèng正

zài在

yòng用

jī机

qì器

zuàn钻

yī一

gè个

hěn很

shēn深

de的

dòng洞

。

The worker is using a machine to drill a very deep hole.

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