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钻
鑚
zuàn
1. variant of [[鑽|钻<zuàn>]]
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

钻
zuān
diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

钻版
zuānbǎn
to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
碎钻
suìzuàn
small diamonds
钻眼
zuānyǎn
to drill a hole
钻石
zuànshí
diamond
HSK 6
电钻
diànzuàn
electric drill
钻研
zuānyán
to study meticulously
HSK 6
钻圈
zuānquān
jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
钻压
zuànyā
pressure on a drill bit
钻孔
zuānkǒng
to bore a hole
钻心
zuānxīn
to sneak in
钻戒
zuànjiè
diamond ring
钻探
zuāntàn
drilling
风钻
fēngzuàn
pneumatic drill
钻洞
zuāndòng
to bore
钻营
zuānyíng
toadying for personal gain
钻粉
zuānfěn
residue from drilling
钻谋
zuānmóu
to use influence to get what one wants
钻进
zuānjìn
to get into
钻头
zuàntóu
drill bit
开钻
kāizuān
to start drilling

Alternate Entries

钻
zuān
to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain
钻
zuàn
an auger / diamond

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,723
Word Frequency Rank
1,985 of 84,292