zuān to drill; to bore; to get into

Made up of [ jīn metal radical 167, zhān to observe; to divine ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 10 strokes.
Metal radical suggests digging for ore, 'zhan' is rough phonetic

Related characters


Also uses jīn component: guō (pot) (store) ; qián (money) ; tiě (arms) ; (to bestow) ; yín (silver) ; zhōng (clock)
Also uses zhān component: diàn (shop) diǎn (spot) ; tiē (to stick) ; zhàn (station) ; zhàn (to fight) ; zhān (to glue)

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Pronunciation

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