塑造
Old HSK 6
塑造 (sùzào) · to shape
塑造 (sùzào) means “to shape; to mould; to portray”. It is written with 2 characters: 塑 (to sculpt) + 造 (to make). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 塑造 is built
The characters
塑 sù · to sculpt
What 塑 is made of
- 朔shuò — beginning
- 屰nì — disobedient
- 屮chè — sprout
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 屰nì — disobedient
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 朔 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
造 zào · to make
What 造 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 告gào — to tell
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 告 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
作家塑造了一个勇敢的女孩。Zuòjiā sùzào le yí gè yǒnggǎn de nǚhái.The writer created a brave girl character.
教育能塑造一个人的性格。Jiàoyù néng sùzào yí gè rén de xìnggé.Education can shape a person's character.
Questions about 塑造
What does 塑造 mean?
塑造 (sùzào) means “to shape; to mould; to portray”.
How do you pronounce 塑造?
塑造 is pronounced sùzào.
Which HSK level is 塑造?
塑造 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 塑料sùliàoplastic
- 塑料袋sùliàodàiplastic bag
- 雕塑diāosùsculpture
- 创造chuàngzàoto create
- 改造gǎizàoto transform
- 造成zàochéngto cause
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 构造gòuzàostructure
- 造型zàoxíngdesign
- 伪造wěizàoto forge
Learn 塑造 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 173: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.