zuānzuàn

drill

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

占 sound component

  Sound component

zhànzhān

  

divine

Evolution

钻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
钻 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
钻 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
钻 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
钻 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zuān

drill, bore; pierce; diamond; to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain

() 

zuàn

an auger

() 

zuàn

variant of |[zuàn]

Most common words with 钻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to drill

钻石

diamond

钻进

to get into

钻研

to delve into

钻头

drill bit