Memory phrase for the character: 做


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Meaning to do, to make, to compose

Pronunciation

zuò

Explanation

Left person , right: therefore, reason 故 (If the old (man) strikes 攵 then with a reason) [to strike 攵/ = hand with a stick ]

Mnemonic


 
The person has a reason to do sth.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting person.
ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
rap, strikeShows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are:
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 Vocabulary

做到 zuò dào  to accomplish; to achieve
做法 zuò fǎ  way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice
看做 kàn zuò  regard as; look upon as
看做 kàn zuò  
叫做 jiào zuò  to be called; to be known as
当做 dàng zuò  to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
做梦 zuò mèng  to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream
做梦 zuò mèng  


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