钻
zuànTraditional 鑽
drill (tool)
Every meaning
zuàn
- drill (tool)
- jewel (in a watch)
- diamond (as in 钻石)
zuān
- to drill; to bore
- to study intensively (as in 钻研)
- to get into; to go through (as in 钻进)
In the Library
离面试还有五分钟，楼上开始钻墙。
最安静的地方 · The Quietest Place · HSK 4
打鱼人下了船，从洞口钻了进去。
桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese · HSK 6
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).