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作

作 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “make”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 乍 (first time). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
make
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zuò
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
делать
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
作 make

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亻 person
  2. radical number 9
  3. 乍 first time

Characters that contain 作

How to find 作 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “first time”. 作 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 作 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.