造 — Chinese character
造
zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
- Pinyin
- zào
- Radical
- 162 ⾡ (Walk)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 辶 告
- Formation
- pictophonetic — walk; meaning component 辶; sound component 告
- Japanese
- 造 as a kanji
Common words with 造
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 创造 (創造) | chuàng zào | to create; to bring about |
| 制造 (製造) | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop |
| 构造 (構造) | gòu zào | structure; composition |
| 造型 | zào xíng | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose |
| 营造 (營造) | yíng zào | to build (housing); to construct |
| 制造业 (製造業) | zhì zào yè | manufacturing industry |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) |
| 伪造 (偽造) | wěi zào | to forge; to fake |
English words written with 造
造 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 25 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 4.5
- Mencius 2B.2
- Mencius 4B.14
- Mencius 5A.7
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
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