作
作 (zuò) · to make
作 (zuò) means “to make”. It is made of 亻 + 乍 and has 7 strokes.
Break 作 into its parts
What 作 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 乍 zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下 xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜 bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 stroke order
Example sentences with 动作
他的动作很快。Tā de dòngzuò hěn kuài.His movements are very quick.
这个动作难不难？Zhège dòngzuò nán bù nán?Is this movement difficult?
Words with 作
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 作品zuòpǐnwork (of art or literature)
- 作者zuòzhěauthor
- 操作cāozuòto operate
- 著作zhùzuòwork (book)
- 作出zuòchūto make (a decision etc.)
- 作为zuòwéias (in the role of)
- 作弊zuòbìto cheat (in an exam)
- 作废zuòfèito become invalid
- 作风zuòfēngstyle
- 作息zuòxīwork and rest
- 工作日gōngzuòrìworkday
Also built with 亻
- 亿yìhundred million
- 什shénwhat? mixed
- 仁rénbenevolent
- 仅jǐnonly
- 仇chóuenemy
- 仍réngstill
- 仔zǐsmall thing
- 他tāhe
- 仗zhàng1to rely upon
- 付fùto pay
- 仙xiāngod
- 代dàion behalf of
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zuò |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to make |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 作
What does 作 mean?
作 (zuò) means “to make”.
How many strokes does 作 have?
作 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 作?
The radical of 作 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 作?
作 is made of 亻 (person) and 乍 (first time).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.