凿

凿
鑿
záo = z + ao2
chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel or dig / (literary) (bound form) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4]

凿 character breakdown

丵
zhuó = zhu + o2
thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters
凵
kǎn = k + an3
receptacle
Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug.

Karl Marx (k) wants to recharge his phone in the anthill's living room (an3), but he can't find a receptacle (凵).

Characters with 凿 as component

凿 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 凿

确
確
凿
鑿
definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. [que4 zuo4]
凿
鑿
子
子
chisel
开
開
凿
鑿
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
枘
枘
凿
鑿
incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]) / (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon")
榫
榫
凿
鑿
mortise chisel
确
確
凿
鑿
不
不
移
移
established and irrefutable (idiom)
穿
穿
凿
鑿
to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation
穿
穿
凿
鑿
附
附
会
會
to make far-fetched claims (idiom) / to offer outlandish explanations
凿
鑿
井
井
to dig a well
圆
圓
凿
鑿
方
方
枘
枘
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]
凿
鑿
壁
壁
偷
偷
光
光
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
凿
鑿
岩
岩
(rock) drilling
凿
鑿
岩
岩
机
機
rock drill
凿
鑿
枘
枘
to fit like mortise and tenon
凿
鑿
沉
沉
to scuttle (a ship)
凿
鑿
石
石
场
場
rock quarry
凿
鑿
空
空
to open an aperture / (extended meaning) to cut a way through / to open up a road
妄
妄
生
生
穿
穿
凿
鑿
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
方
方
枘
枘
圆
圓
凿
鑿
to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom)

Sentences with 凿

凿 currently does not appear in any sentence.