造

zào
#354 most
frequent character
make, build, create, produce
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

造 has 辶 as a picture of a foot moving along a road, and 告 gào as the sound part. Its earliest meaning was 'to arrive at a place'. The meaning 'to create, build' was borrowed for the sound, not from the picture, and from there came 'to manufacture'.

Drawn as: foot walking down road

造 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我想造一个大房子。
wǒxiǎng zào yígè dà fángzǐ 。
I want to build a big house.
老师要我们造一个美丽的故事。
lǎoshī yào wǒmen zào yígè měilì de gùshì 。
The teacher wants us to create a beautiful story.
他们正在造一座新桥。
tāmen zhèngzài zào yīzuò xīn qiáo 。
They are building a new bridge.

Words with similar meanings

制作zhìzuò
to make
More focused on the process of crafting or assembling something.
创造chuàngzào
to create
Emphasizes the act of bringing something new into existence.

Words Starting With 造

造成zào chéng
to bring about; to create; to cause
造反zào fǎn
rebel; revolt
造型zào xíng
modeling; mold-making; model or mold; molding

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