• 246th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)to do • to make • to produce • to write • to compose • to act as • to engage in • to hold (a party) • to be • to become • to function (in some capacity) • to serve as • to be used for • to form (a bond or relationship) • to pretend • to feign • to act a part • to put on appearance

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

做事 
做人 
做到 
做法 
叫做 

Uncommon

做主 
做作 
做出 
做梦 (做夢)
做完 
做客 
做工 
做爱 (做愛)
做为 (做為)
做菜 
做错 (做錯)
做饭 (做飯)
当做 (當做)

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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
丿benddotNo glyph availablefire
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)
2. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (wei2)variant of 為|为[wei2] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do
4. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)
认为 (認為)

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.