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zào = z + ao4
to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops
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How to pronounce 造

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

造 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
gào = g + ao4
to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue
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chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
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Characters with 造 as component

cāo = c + ao1
rough / coarse (in texture)
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zào = z + ao4
sincere
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zào = z + ao4
deputy / subordinate / concubine
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Words with 造

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to bring about / to create / to cause
to manufacture / to make
to manufacture; to make

Sentences with 造

zhè
jiǎn
zhí
shì
zào
fǎn
le

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zào

to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops

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