做(zuò)

HSK 111 strokes

to make

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Character information

Pinyin
zuò
Meaning
to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 做 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻故

Someone 亻 who causes things to happen 故; 故 also provides the pronuncation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén故gù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 做 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 做

Common words using 做 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zuò做dào到
HSK 2

to accomplish

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zuò做kè客
HSK 3

to be a guest or visitor

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zuò做mèng梦
HSK 4

to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking

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zuò做zhǔ主

variant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]

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zuò做shì事

to work; to handle matters; to have a job

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zuò做rén人

to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity

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bù不zuò做shēng声

keep silent

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zuò做bàn伴

to keep sb company

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