zào

to make

to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops

movement (辶) + sound signal (告) = to build, to make

告 mainly lends the sound zào; 辶 carries the meaning, suggesting you travel to a place to build or bring something into being. The idea of purposeful movement toward creation is what anchors this character.

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工人们用木头了一张桌子。

gōng rén men yòng mù tou zào le yī zhāng zhuō zi。

The workers used wood to make a table.

这座桥是五年前的,非常坚固。

zhè zuò qiáo shì wǔ nián qián zào de,fēi cháng jiān gù。

This bridge was built five years ago and is very sturdy.

Words with 造

末造

mò zào

final phase

造船所

zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

造作

zào zuò

affected

造假

zào jiǎ

to counterfeit

造价

zào jià

construction cost

造福

zào fú

to benefit (e.g. the people)

造势

zào shì

to boost support or interest

造化

zào huà

(literary) Nature; the Creator

造化

zào hua

good luck

造反

zào fǎn

to rebel

造反派

zào fǎn pài

rebel faction

造句

zào jù

sentence-making

More characters with 辶