叫作
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
叫作 (jiàozuò) · to be called
叫作 (jiàozuò) means “to be called; to call”. It is written with 2 characters: 叫 (to be called) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 叫作 is built
The characters
叫 jiào · to be called
What 叫 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这个菜叫作什么？Zhège cài jiàozuò shénme?What is this dish called?
这个东西叫作筷子。Zhège dōngxi jiàozuò kuàizi.This thing is called chopsticks.
Questions about 叫作
What does 叫作 mean?
叫作 (jiàozuò) means “to be called; to call”.
How do you pronounce 叫作?
叫作 is pronounced jiàozuò.
Which HSK level is 叫作?
叫作 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 叫jiàoto be called
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
Learn 叫作 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.