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造

zào

to make; to build

A craftsperson shaping a bowl
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Character

造 zào

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他会造房子。 Tā huì zào fángzi. He can build houses.
  • 别造假消息。 Bié zào jiǎ xiāoxi. Do not make up fake news.
  • 我们造小船。 Wǒmen zào xiǎo chuán. We make small boats.

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