造
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zào · to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2608
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 造

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zàoWords pronounced zào
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Example sentences

Notice where 造 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men hé jiā rén yì qǐ chuàng zào de jì yì zuì wèi zhòng yào.我们和家人一起创造的记忆最为重要。

The memories we make with our family are everything.

Source: Tatoeba #8485613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn zào le zhège gěi nǐ de.我建造了这个给你的。

I built this for you.

Source: Tatoeba #10668574 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi kě néng zào chéng yì wài.这种行为可能造成意外。

Such behavior can cause an accident.

Source: Tatoeba #1284198 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi tā de chí dào zhì zào le yí gè jiè kǒu.他为他的迟到制造了一个借口。

He invented an excuse for being late.

Source: Tatoeba #437302 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ suǒ jiàn guò de zuì dà xíng de gòu zào le.这是我所见过的最大型的构造了。

This is the most massive structure I have ever seen.

Source: Tatoeba #333573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā biān zào le yí gè jiè kǒu.他编造了一个借口。

He thought up an excuse.

Source: Tatoeba #462088 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 造 in context

  1. Say zào, then recall the core meaning: to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 创造 (chuàng zào), meaning “to create”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 造 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.