作 (zuò) — Chinese Character

作

zuò

to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to serve as; to regard as; work; (zuō) workshop; (coll.) to fuss; to be high-maintenance

Radical: 亻 HSK 6 v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

作 decomposes into the following components:

亻乍

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 作.

一作

yī zuò

下作

xià zuo

习作

xí zuò

亦作

yì zuò

also written as

仵作

wǔ zuò

coroner (old)

作下

zuò xià

to do

作业

zuò yè

school assignment

作东

zuò dōng

作为

zuò wéi

one's conduct

作主

zuò zhǔ

to decide

作乐

zuò lè

to make merry

作乱

zuò luàn

to start a rebellion

Characters that share the radical 亻.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.