What does 钻 mean in Chinese?

钻 (zuān) means "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" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 钻?

钻 is pronounced "zuān" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What words contain the character 钻?

Common words with 钻 include 刁钻 (crafty), 手钻 (gimlet), 气钻 (pneumatic drill), 碎钻 (small diamonds), 血钻 (blood diamond).

How do you write 钻?

You can practice writing 钻 using our stroke order tool.

钻 (zuān), to drill

钻

zuān

to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 鑽

Character Breakdown

Radical: 金 (no. 167)Traditional: 鑽

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Definitions

(verb) 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

Example Sentences

工人正在墙上钻孔。

Gōngrén zhèngzài qiáng shàng zuānkǒng

The worker is drilling a hole in the wall

Words Containing 钻

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
刁钻	diāo zuān	crafty
手钻	shǒu zuàn	gimlet
气钻	qì zuàn	pneumatic drill
碎钻	suì zuàn	small diamonds
血钻	xuè zuàn	blood diamond
钻井	zuān jǐng	to drill (e.g. for oil)
打孔钻	dǎ kǒng zuàn	auger
曲柄钻	qū bǐng zuàn	hand drill with a crank handle
瓶塞钻	píng sāi zuàn	corkscrew
螺丝钻	luó sī zuàn	auger

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Related Words

打眼(dǎ yǎn)· to drill or bore a hole

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钻孔(zuān kǒng)· to bore a hole

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黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣(huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng)· lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells

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钻营(zuān yíng)· toadying for personal gain

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 6

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