zào

to make; to manufacture; to build

HSK 5 #354

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 354th character
Radical ⾡ (162.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 1940

Definitions

造 zào
  1. 1. to make
  2. 2. to manufacture
  3. 3. to build
  4. 4. to invent
  5. 5. to fabricate
  6. 6. to go to
  7. 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  8. 8. crop
  9. 9. classifier for crops

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Words containing 造

Word Meaning
Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
make up stories from nothing; groundless
to make up nonsense; to invent without proof
genetic modification (GM)
perfect; ideal; to be made for one another
kindness as great as giving new life
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
original; creative
original; creative
to pose (for a picture)
to pose (for a picture)
saving a life is the greatest good
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
newly made; Xinzao town, Guangdong
Xinzao town, Guangdong
Xinzao town, Guangdong
times create heroes; hard times make heroes
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
creative; ingenious
creative; ingenious
final phase
plate tectonics
plate tectonics
afforestation
afforestation