鑿 (zok6 | zao2) : chisel; drill (hole)

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鑿

zok6

zao2

[1] [n] chisel; scalper
[2] [v] drill/bore/cut (hole); dig (tunnel); scuttle (ship)
[3] [adj] authentic; certain; irrefutable

[nasal-stop alternant] 撞 (zong6)

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Stroke count: 27

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鑿 / 凿

This word has been viewed 4059 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2013 14:12

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確鑿 kok3 zok6 que4 zao2 = definite; conclusive; undeniable

手提鑿岩機 sau2 tai4 zok6 ngaam4 gei1 = a jackhammer

榫鑿 seon2 zok6 sun3 zao2 = a mortise chisel

鑿大 zok6 daai6 = 1.open up a hole 2. overstate; exaggerate sth. 粵

實鼓實鑿 sat6 gu2 sat6 zok6 shi2 gu3 shi2 zao2 = no show, only the real thing 粵

言之鑿鑿 jin4 zi1 zok6 zok6 yan2 zhi1 zao2 zao2 = say sth. with absolute certainty

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鑿
Unicode code for this character: U+947f (off-site link)

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