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钻
鑽
zuàn
1. an auger
2. diamond
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

刁钻
diāozuān
crafty
手钻
shǒuzuàn
gimlet
气钻
qìzuàn
pneumatic drill
碎钻
suìzuàn
small diamonds
血钻
xuèzuàn
blood diamond
钻井
zuànjǐng
to drill (e.g. for oil)
钻劲
zuānjìn
application to the task
钻卡
zuànqiǎ
drill chuck
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
钻洞
zuāndòng
to bore
钻营
zuānyíng
toadying for personal gain
钻版
zuānbǎn
to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
钻眼
zuānyǎn
to drill a hole
钻石
zuànshí
diamond
HSK 6
钻研
zuānyán
to study meticulously
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

钻
zuàn
variant of [[鑽|钻<zuàn>]]
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

Metadata

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