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著作

zhùzuò

work; writing

A writer working on a book
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Characters in this word

著 zhù

Strokes
11
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 者 that which
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 著

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

Example phrases

  • 他的著作很多。 Tā de zhùzuò hěn duō. He has many works.
  • 我读这本著作。 Wǒ dú zhè běn zhùzuò. I read this work.
  • 这部著作很新。 Zhè bù zhùzuò hěn xīn. This work is very new.

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