著作
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
著作 (zhùzuò) · work (book)
著作 (zhùzuò) means “work (book); writings”. It is written with 2 characters: 著 (to show) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 著作 is built
The characters
著 zhe · to show
What 著 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 者zhě — that which
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 者 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
他写了很多著作。Tā xiě le hěn duō zhùzuò.He has written many books.
你读过他的著作吗？Nǐ dú guo tā de zhùzuò ma?Have you read his works?
Questions about 著作
What does 著作 mean?
著作 (zhùzuò) means “work (book); writings”.
How do you pronounce 著作?
著作 is pronounced zhùzuò.
Which HSK level is 著作?
著作 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 显著xiǎnzhùoutstanding
- 著名zhùmíngfamous
- 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
Learn 著作 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.