作 (zuò)

to do/to make/to compose/work/writings

How 作 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
作
Simplified
作 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 作

作品 zuòpǐn
work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
作業 zuòyè
school assignment; homework; work
作為 zuòwéi
one's conduct; deed; activity
工作 gōngzuò
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job
作出 zuòchū
to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
作孽 zuòniè
to sin
作家 zuòjiā
author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
作弊 zuòbì
to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices
作怪 zuòguài
(of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes
作息 zuòxī
work and rest
作戰 zuòzhàn
combat; to fight
作文 zuòwén
to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]

作 in a sentence

今天的回家作業你寫完了嗎?

Jīntiān de huíjiā zuòyè nǐ xiě wán le ma?

“Have you finished today's homework?”

How common is 作?

作 is the 49th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 30.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 作

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