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Character Decomposition
钻=钅+占
Etymology
metal
Meanings2 pronunciations
zuān
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
zuàn
drill; auger
diamond
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Words with 钻 154 total
electric drill电钻diàn zuànpneumatic drill · jackhammer风钻fēng zuàndrilling machine; drill press钻床zuàn chuángdrilling machine钻机zuàn jīdiamond ring · CL: zhī钻戒zuàn jièapplication to the task钻劲zuān jìnto drill (e.g. for oil) · a borehole钻井zuān jǐngto use influence to get what one wants · to find a way through (esp. corrupt) · to succeed by means fair or foul钻谋zuān móujumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)钻圈zuān quāndiamond · CL: kē钻石zuàn shíto conduct exploratory drilling钻探zuān tàndrill bit钻头zuàn tóuto sneak in · to infiltrate · to be piercingly painful · to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)钻心zuān xīnto study meticulously · to delve into钻研zuān yán
Idioms with 钻 33 total Chain
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