作(zuò)

HSK 17 strokes
Readingszuòzuō

(bound form) worker

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Character information

Pinyin
zuò / zuō
Meaning
(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 作 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻乍

A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

亻rén乍zhà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 作 step by step

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

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Words with 作

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

zuò作jiā家
HSK 2

author

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zuò作pǐn品
HSK 3

work (of art)

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zuò作chū出
HSK 4

to put out

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zuò作fèi废
HSK 6

to become invalid

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yī一gǔ鼓zuò作qì气
HSK 7-9

in a spurt of energy

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yǐ以shēn身zuò作zé则
HSK 7-9

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

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zuò作kè客
HSK 7-9

to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn

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zuò作duì对
HSK 7-9

to set oneself against

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家品出废一鼓气以

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