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drill

HSK 10
zuān
サン
き.る
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 贊 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鑽)
kangxi+ succor =
drill
Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
succor
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Simplified (钻)
Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
zhàn tell fortunes
variant of 占[zhàn]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [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]
an auger; diamond
Japanese
たがね 同音

noun

  1. usually kana chisel
  2. usually kana burin; graver; (explanation) engraving tool
  3. usually kana gad; jumper; (explanation) mining tool
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