造
Spell out: + =
to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #570 U+9020
How 造 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 告 (phonetic, gào)
How to remember it
create · Heisig RSH #294
告 declare + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 告
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 告 (gào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告 sound component | gào | to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse |
| 靠 | kào | nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust |
| 浩 | hào | great, grand, vast |
| 酷 | kù | strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense |
| 皓 | hào | bright, luminous; clear; hoary |
| 鹄 | hú | swan |
| 窖 | jiào | cellar, storeroom |
| 锆 | gào | zirconium |
| 梏 | gù | handcuffs, manacles; fetters |
| 牿 | gù | cattle shed |
| 郜 | gào | a feudal state in Shantong; surname |
Words containing 造
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人造天体 | rén zào tiān tǐ | artificial satellite |
| 中国制造 | Zhōng guó zhì zào | made in China |
| 人造语言 | rén zào yǔ yán | artificial language; constructed language; conlang |
| 造山运动 | zào shān yùn dòng | mountain building (geology); orogenesis |
| 造山作用 | zào shān zuò yòng | orogeny (geology) |
| 人造黄油 | rén zào huáng yóu | margarine |
| 重新造林 | chóng xīn zào lín | reforestation |
| 造物主 | Zào wù zhǔ | the Creator (in religion or mythology); God |
| 制造业者 | zhì zào yè zhě | manufacturer |
| 人造牛油 | rén zào niú yóu | margarine |
| 造山带 | zào shān dài | orogenic belt (geology) |
| 制造者 | zhì zào zhě | maker |
| 人造 | rén zào | man-made; artificial; synthetic |
| 造人 | zào rén | (of a creator deity) to create mankind; to conceive a baby; (slang) to make love |
| 造山 | zào shān | mountain building; orogenesis (geology) |
| 生造 | shēng zào | to coin (words or expressions) |
| 人造卫星 | rén zào wèi xīng | artificial satellite |
| 制造业 | zhì zào yè | manufacturing industry |
| 计算机集成制造 | jì suàn jī jí chéng zhì zào | computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) |
| 造化 | zào huà | (literary) Nature; the Creator |