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Radical 17 · 12 strokes

(bound form) chisel

HSK 7 (3.0)4 meanings#40058
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    (bound form) chisel

    • He used a chisel to chisel open the stone.

  2. verb

    to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig

    • He used a chisel to chisel a hole.

  3. adjective

    (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable

    • This story has solid evidence backing it up.

  4. verb

    also pr. [zuo4]

    • He used a chisel to break open the stone.

COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Chiseling and carving creates a deep hole—that's the meaning of the character.

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