作家
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
作家 (zuòjiā) · writer
作家 (zuòjiā) means “writer; author”. It is written with 2 characters: 作 (to make) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 作家 is built
The characters
作 zuò · to make
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)
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她是一位作家。Tā shì yī wèi zuòjiā.She is a writer.
你喜欢哪个作家？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge zuòjiā?Which author do you like?
Questions about 作家
What does 作家 mean?
作家 (zuòjiā) means “writer; author”.
How do you pronounce 作家?
作家 is pronounced zuòjiā.
Which HSK level is 作家?
作家 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
- 制作zhìzuòto make
Learn 作家 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.