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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

zuò

zuo4Main readingHSK 6
  1. to do; to engage in CC-CEDICT
  2. to write; to compose CC-CEDICT
  3. to pretend; to feign CC-CEDICT
  4. to regard as; to consider to be CC-CEDICT
  5. to be; to act the part of CC-CEDICT
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) CC-CEDICT
  7. 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.

  1. workshop, a small place where workers make things (as in 作坊)
  2. 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.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 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.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “作” as zuō

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

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

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