凿

• Pinyin: záo
• Desglose de hanzi: 凿 = 㔾 (enclosed hollow) + 金 (metal, bottom) — metal tool that creates a hollow

Significado

Cincelar; perforar; labrar con un cincel.

Both a verb and a noun. As a verb: 凿洞 (to bore a hole), 凿井 (to dig a well), 凿石 (to chisel stone). In classical Chinese, 凿 can mean 'accurate; irrefutable' in the compound 确凿 (conclusive, well-founded). Encountered in engineering, construction, archaeological, and literary contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 工人用凿子在坚硬的岩壁上凿出一条引水渠道，历时数月终于完工。
2. 考古队在山腰处凿开一块封堵已久的石板，意外发现了一座保存完好的古墓。
3. 这位雕刻师仅凭一把凿和几十年的经验，便能在木料上雕出栩栩如生的图案。

Guía de uso

Contexto: construction, archaeology, craftsmanship, classical literature

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 施工队在混凝土墙上凿出若干管道槽，以便后续铺设电缆和水管。(The construction crew chiselled a number of conduit channels into the concrete wall for subsequent cable and pipe installation.)
• 这块碑文所呈现的证据确凿，足以推翻此前学界长期以来的错误判断。(The evidence presented in this inscription is irrefutable, sufficient to overturn the long-standing erroneous judgement of the academic community.)

Incorrecto

• 凿开一个问题 — 凿 applies to physical materials; use 解决 or 剖析 for tackling abstract problems or questions

Origen e historia

会意字 — depicts a tool being driven through material; the character itself embodies the act of boring through

Contexto cultural

Época: Ancient to present

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal