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作 zuò — “to do (work)”

How to write and say the Chinese character 作 (zuò), which means to do (work) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.

Stroke order笔顺

作 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: a person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

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