zuō = zu + o1
worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)
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zuò = zu + o4
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works
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How to pronounce 作

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

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+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

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= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

作 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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zhà = zh + a4
at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling
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Characters with 作 as component

zuó = zu + o2
cable
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Words with 作

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work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
to make; to manufacture
to treat as / to regard as

Sentences with 作

xīng
xing
chéng
yín
 
 
cǎi
hóng
jià
zuò
fēi
qiáo

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zuō / zuò

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