凿 (záo) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable”.
Meanings
- 1(bound form) chisel
- 2to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
- 3(literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
- 4also pr. [zuo4]
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
确凿definite凿子chisel开凿to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)凿井to dig a well凿壁偷光lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)凿岩(rock) drilling凿岩机rock drill凿死铆子(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible凿沉to scuttle (a ship)凿石场rock quarry凿空to open an aperture妄生穿凿a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion