凿
záo HSK7

chisel

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Simplified from 鑿. Depicts a chisel (丵) fashioning an object with an opening (凵).

Components

凵
qiǎn, kǎn enclosure

Simplified from the 臼 component in traditional 鑿.

丵
丵 Iconic component
zhuó chisel
殳
殳 Deleted component
shū weapon or tool
金
金 Deleted component
jīn metal

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode