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
作物
zuòwù
crop; cultivated plant
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 极端天气频繁出现，使耐旱作物的研发变得更加迫切。 Jíduān tiānqì pínfán chūxiàn, shǐ nàihàn zuòwù de yánfā biànde gèngjiā pòqiè. Frequent extreme weather has made the development of drought-resistant crops more urgent.
- 这种作物适合在温暖的气候里生长。 Zhè zhǒng zuòwù shìhé zài wēnnuǎn de qìhòu lǐ shēngzhǎng. This crop grows well in a warm climate.
- 农民收完玉米，又开始种植新的作物。 Nóngmín shōu wán yùmǐ, yòu kāishǐ zhòngzhí xīn de zuòwù. After harvesting the corn, the farmers began planting a new crop.
Related words
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 工作 gōngzuò to work; work, job
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 作家 zuòjiā writer
- 作文 zuòwén composition
- 作业 zuòyè homework
- 作用 zuòyòng role; effect
- 创作 chuàngzuò to create art; creative work
- 合作 hézuò to cooperate
- 写作 xiězuò writing; to write
- 制作 zhìzuò to make; to create
- 作品 zuòpǐn creative work