HSK 1

(zuò): make, work, compose

zuò

make, work, compose

Pinyin

zuò

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

make, work, compose

How to Write (zuò)

is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

man, person
first time, for the first time, suddenly

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

作业

zuòyè

作为

zuòwéi

作品

zuòpǐn

作家

zuòjiā

作废

zuòfèi

作弊

zuòbì

作息

zuòxī

作文

zuòwén

作用

zuòyòng

作者

zuòzhě

作风

zuòfēng

写作

xiězuò

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