錾刀 (zàn dāo) — burin; graver (engraving tool used in metalworking or wood carving)

Definition

noun
buringraver (engraving tool used in metalworking or wood carving)
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 錾刀。
    Tā yòng zàn dāo zài tóng bǎn shàng kè chū le yì fú jīng xì de tú àn.
    He used a burin to carve a fine pattern on the copper plate.
  • 錾刀。
    Zhè wèi diāo kè jiā shàn cháng yòng zàn dāo jìn xíng xì bù xiū shì.
    This sculptor is skilled at using a graver for detailed finishing.
  • 錾刀。
    Shōu cáng jiā xiǎo xīn yì yì dì qīng xǐ jiù zàn dāo shàng de xiù jì.
    The collector carefully cleaned the rust off the old graver.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

錾zànchisel
刀dāoblade

錾 names a chisel and 刀 a blade, so the word describes a chisel-like cutting tool.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

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