钻
鑽zuān
#1,722 most
frequent character
to drill, to bore, to get into
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
钻 puts 钅 metal with 占 zhàn, which gives the sound. Read zuān, it first meant a drill for making holes, then to bore into something. Read zuàn, it names the drill itself.
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