钻

Character

钻 zuān · zuàn

HSK 6Character2 readings

to drill

Radical: 钅
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 钅占
Traditional: 鑚
Frequency: #1961 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

zuānMain reading zuànRare reading

zuān

zuan1Main readingHSK 6

to drill CC-CEDICT
to bore CC-CEDICT
to get into CC-CEDICT
to make one's way into CC-CEDICT
to enter (a hole) CC-CEDICT
to thread one's way through CC-CEDICT
to study intensively CC-CEDICT
to dig into CC-CEDICT
to curry favor for personal gain CC-CEDICT

Words that use “钻” as zuān

钻研zuān yánto study something very carefully for a long timeWordHSK 7–9 钻空子zuān kòng zito find and use a weak point in rules to get an advantageWordHSK 7–9 刁钻diāo zuāncraftyWord 开钻kāi zuānto start drillingWord 钻井zuān jǐngto drillWord 钻劲zuān jìnapplication to the taskWord 钻圈zuān quānjumping through hoopsWord 钻孔zuān kǒngto bore a holeWord

zuàn

zuan4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zuān.

diamond, a very hard and expensive stone (as in 钻石)
drill, a tool for making holes (as in 电钻)

Examples

这个钻石很小，但是很漂亮。
zhè ge zuàn shí hěn xiǎo, dàn shì hěn piào liang
This diamond is small, but it is very pretty.
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爸爸用电钻做了一个桌子。
bà ba yòng diàn zuàn zuò le yī gè zhuō zi
Dad used an electric drill to make a table.
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Words that use “钻” as zuàn

钻石zuàn shía diamondWordHSK 7–9 冰钻bīng zuànice augerWord 手钻shǒu zuàngimletWord 气钻qì zuànpneumatic drillWord 电钻diàn zuànelectric drillWord 碎钻suì zuànsmall diamondsWord 血钻xuè zuànblood diamondWord 钻卡zuàn qiǎdrill chuckWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 钅

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钱qián 镇zhèn 铁tiě 错cuò 钟zhōng 银yín 镜jìng 钢gāng 锦jǐn 销xiāo 链liàn 针zhēn

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