作

Character

作 zuò · zuō

HSK 1Character2 readings

to do; to engage in

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻乍
Traditional: 作
Frequency: #55 most common character

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Readings and meanings

zuòMain reading zuōRare reading

zuò

zuo4Main readingHSK 6

to do; to engage in CC-CEDICT
to write; to compose CC-CEDICT
to pretend; to feign CC-CEDICT
to regard as; to consider to be CC-CEDICT
to be; to act the part of CC-CEDICT
to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) CC-CEDICT
writings; works CC-CEDICT

Words that use “作” as zuò

动作dòng zuòa movement of the bodyWordHSK 1 工作gōng zuòto workWordHSK 1 作业zuò yèhomeworkWordHSK 2 作家zuò jiāwriterWordHSK 2 作文zuò wénan essayWordHSK 2 作用zuò yòngan effectWordHSK 2 叫作jiào zuòto be calledWordHSK 2 作品zuò pǐna work of art, music, or writing that a person makesWordHSK 3

zuō

zuo1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zuò.

workshop, a small place where workers make things (as in 作坊)
a difficult person who causes trouble for others (slang)

Examples

爷爷在作坊里做桌子。
yé ye zài zuō fang lǐ zuò zhuō zi
Grandpa makes tables in the workshop.
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她很作，大家都不喜欢她。
tā hěn zuō, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā
She makes trouble for herself, so nobody likes her.
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Words that use “作” as zuō

作坊zuō fangworkshopWord 五行八作wǔ háng bā zuōall the tradesWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 亻

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他tā 你nǐ 個gè 们men 們men 傢jiā 什shén 做zuò 位wèi 任rèn 併bìng 但dàn

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