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Kanji Detail for 鑿 - "chisel, pierce, hole"
鑿
- Meaning
鑿 means "chisel, pierce, hole."
Chisel - A tool for carving metal, stone, or wood.
Pierce - To bore through; to carve.
Hole - An opening.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
chisel
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
chisel; bore, pierce
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuo4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
chisel; to bore, to pierce
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A woodworker's tool for piercing holes. Commonly called 鑿子 (chisel). | To excavate. As in 鑿井而飲 (dig a well to drink). | A hole cut in wood for joining. As in 枘鑿, meaning a round chisel hole cannot receive a square peg. 鑿 refers to the wood hole, 枘 is commonly called the peg. Originally read as 槽, Departing tone. | When reasoning cannot pass but an explanation is forced. As in 穿鑿 (forced interpretation). The Mencius says: "What I dislike about the clever is their forcing." This has the same meaning. | Clear and distinct. As in 言之鑿鑿 (speak with certainty). | Pounding rice to make it white.
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