Chinese symbol for “make”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for make is 做 (zuò), defined as: to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “make”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build |
| 制造 (製造) | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 酿成 (釀成) | niàng chéng | to make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 做.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 做出 | zuò chū | to put out; to issue |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 叫做 | jiào zuò | to be called; to be known as |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 做爱 (做愛) | zuò ài | to make love |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work; to handle matters |
See also: Japanese symbol for “make”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.