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
造福
zàofú
to benefit; to bring benefit to
Characters in this word
福 fú
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 畐 to fill
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 技术创新若不能造福普通人，就很难获得持久的社会支持。 Jìshù chuàngxīn ruò bù néng zàofú pǔtōng rén, jiù hěn nán huòdé chíjiǔ de shèhuì zhīchí. If technological innovation cannot benefit ordinary people, it will be difficult for it to gain lasting social support.
- 这条新铁路将造福沿线千千万万的居民。 Zhè tiáo xīn tiělù jiāng zàofú yánxiàn qiānqiān wànwàn de jūmín. This new railway will benefit millions of residents along its route.
- 科学家毕生研究，只为造福子孙后代。 Kēxuéjiā bìshēng yánjiū, zhǐ wèi zàofú zǐsūn hòudài. The scientist devoted a lifetime of research solely to benefiting future generations.
Related words
- 创造 chuàngzào to create
- 改造 gǎizào to rebuild; to transform
- 造 zào to make; to build
- 造成 zàochéng to cause
- 制造 zhìzào to make; to produce
- 构造 gòuzào structure
- 造型 zàoxíng shape; style
- 建造 jiànzào to build
- 打造 dǎzào to create, to build
- 塑造 sùzào to shape, to mold
- 编造 biānzào to fabricate; to make up
- 酿造 niàngzào to brew; to ferment; to create gradually