to do; to make (工作, 作业); to rise (枪声大作); to write; to compose (作曲); to act as; to be (作为); works (作品)
作 is to do and to make — work, works of art, and 作坊 workshops read zuō.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
The dictionary’s detailed entry gives 会意, 从人、从乍: person and 乍 as the named pieces, without a sound role forced for 乍.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to do; to make (工作, 作业); to rise (枪声大作); to write; to compose (作曲); to act as; to be (作为); works (作品)
作 is to do and to make — work, works of art, and 作坊 workshops read zuō.
The dictionary’s detailed entry gives 会意, 从人、从乍: person and 乍 as the named pieces, without a sound role forced for 乍.
MEANING: PERSON
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 作: meaning: person Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING PIECE (乍)
suddenly; for the first time
The associative piece named in the cached detailed entry for 作 (会意, 从人、从乍).
In 作: meaning piece (乍) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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