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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
záo - (bound form) chisel
- to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
- (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
- also pr. [zuo4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 90,104

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱⿰⿱

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A metal 金 drill 丵 boring a hole 臼; 殳 provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo