钻 zuān to drill; to bore; to get into
Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167, 占 zhān to observe; to divine ]Alternative traditional form of character: 鑽
Made with 10 strokes.
Metal radical suggests digging for ore, 'zhan' is rough phonetic
Related characters
Also uses 钅 jīn component: 锅 guō (pot) 铺 pù (store) ; 钱 qián (money) ; 铁 tiě (arms) ; 锡 xī (to bestow) ; 银 yín (silver) ; 钟 zhōng (clock)
Also uses 占 zhān component: 店 diàn (shop) 点 diǎn (spot) ; 贴 tiē (to stick) ; 站 zhàn (station) ; 战 zhàn (to fight) ; 粘 zhān (to glue)
Pronunciation
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