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造 - zào

construct, build, make, begin; prepare

construct, build, make, begin; prepare

How to read 造

Click 造 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzào
Englishconstruct, build, make, begin; prepare
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

造人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 造作. Please read 造假 one more time.

Common words with this character

to create mankind; to conceive a baby; to make love
affected; artificial; to make
to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine
construction cost

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 造 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 造人 and 造作 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 造.