凿 Stroke Order — How to Write 凿

Stroke Order

凿 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 凵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

凿 Radical and Character Components

Components:凵丵

凿 is an ideographic compound. A drill 丵 making a hole 凵.

Radical: 凵 + 10 more strokes

凿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

záo

Meanings of 凿 in Chinese

záo凿

a chisel, a tool for digging grooves or making holes

他用凿子在木头上挖了一个洞。

He used a chisel to dig a hole in the wood.

To chisel a hole, to dig or bore through something.

村民们正在合力凿一口深井，希望能解决灌溉问题。

The villagers are working together to dig a deep well, hoping to solve the irrigation problem.

A mortise, a hole in an object designed to receive a tenon.

木匠在木板上开了一个凿眼，准备插入榫头。

The carpenter made a mortise in the wooden board, preparing to insert a tenon.

Firm, definite, and irrefutable, often used to describe facts or evidence.

他描述的细节凿凿有据，令人不得不信

The details he described were firm and well-supported by evidence, leaving people no choice but to believe.

Common Words and Phrases with 凿

záo凿jǐng井

to dig a well

为了解决饮水问题，村里人决定在合适的地方凿井取水

To solve the drinking water problem, the villagers decided to dig a well in a suitable location to draw water.

záo凿kōng空

To open up a route; to blaze a trail, especially through unexplored territory.

探险队决心凿空这条穿越密林的新路线。

The exploration team was determined to pioneer this new route through the dense forest.

záo凿ruì枘

To fit together perfectly, like a mortise and tenon; to be well-matched or in harmony.

他们俩在兴趣爱好和性格上都如同凿枘般契合，总是能找到共同话题，相处得非常融洽

In terms of hobbies and personalities, the two of them are perfectly matched like a mortise and tenon joint, always finding common topics and getting along very harmoniously.

záo凿zǐ子

A tool with a sharp edge, often struck with a hammer, used for carving, cutting, or shaping materials.