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  zyun3   jyutping
  zuan1 zuan4   pinyin
(jyutping) zyun3 (pinyin) zuan1
[1] drill; bore; perforate; pierce; dig through
[2] get into; go through; make one's way into
[3] study intensively; dig into; bury onself in
[4] secure personal gain; worm one's way into sth

(jyutping) zyun3 (pinyin) zuan4
[1] diamond; jewel
[2] drilling device; driller; borer


nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 27
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

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

This word has been viewed 7685 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Feb 2010 07:07

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detail  zyun3 sek6  zuan4 shi2 = diamond
detail  zyun3 jin4  zuan1 yan2 = intensively research; to dig into; to study intently
detail  lo4 si1 zyun3  luo2 si1 zuan4 = auger
detail  diu1 zyun3  diao1 zuan1 = artful; cunning; wily
detail  hoi1 sak1 zyun3   = corkscrew
detail  jan4 gung1 pui4 zik6 zyun3 sek6   = synthetic diamond/artificial diamond
detail  zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5   = a golden bachelor
detail  diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3  diao1 zuan4 gu3 guai4 = cunning
detail  din6 zyun3  dian4 zuan4 = electric drill
detail  zyun3 hung2  zuan4 kong3 = bore a hole; broach
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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