造 (zou6 cou3 cou5 | zao4 cao1 cao4) : create; make

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造

zou6 cou3 cou5

zao4 cao1 cao4

[1] [v] create; make [2] [v] manufacture; make; produce [3] [v] make up; invent; manufacture [4] [v] construct; build [5] [v] arrive at; reach [6] a party concerned in the suit (law) [7] [n] era; period [8] [v] institute

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

造

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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人造 jan4 zou6 ren2 zao4 = man-made

人造牛油 jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

人造黃油 jan4 zou6 wong4 jau4 ren2 zao4 huang2 you2 = margarine 國

製造 zai3 zou6 zhi4 zao4 = to manufacture; to produce

塑造 sou3 zou6 su4 zao4 = model; mould; portray

鑄造 zyu3 zou6 zhu4 zao4 = to cast (metal)

造價 zou6 gaa3 zao4 jia4 = cost of manufacturing or construction

造反 zou6 faan2 zao4 fan3 = to rebel; to revolt

造句 zou6 geoi3 zao4 ju4 = sentence-making

建造 gin3 zou6 jian4 zao4 = to construct; to build
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我們今年的聖誕樹要買真的還是人造的？國
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+9020 (off-site link)

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