作 — Chinese character
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
- Pinyin
- zuò
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 亻 乍
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 作 as a kanji
Common words with 作
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 创作 (創作) | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate |
| 作出 | zuò chū | to put out; to come up with |
| 动作 (動作) | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
English words written with 作
作 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 7 · Analects 11 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 30 · Zhuangzi 26 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 37
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 63
- Analects 1.2
- Analects 3.23
- Analects 7.1
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