Read Edit View history 作 zuòzuō HSK1 make Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zuò × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 亻 is a component form of 人. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 作 Simp strokes 作 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 作 Simp strokes 作 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 作 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 332, 801 ], [ 358, 774 ], [ 368, 747 ], [ 334, 679 ], [ 254, 554 ], [ 185, 462 ], [ 104, 372 ], [ 75, 351 ] ], [ [ 277, 536 ], [ 281, 512 ], [ 306, 475 ], [ 305, 255 ], [ 292, 106 ], [ 298, 46 ] ], [ [ 590, 827 ], [ 628, 793 ], [ 584, 667 ], [ 506, 533 ], [ 445, 461 ], [ 389, 411 ] ], [ [ 552, 556 ], [ 655, 564 ], [ 866, 611 ], [ 920, 614 ] ], [ [ 616, 535 ], [ 646, 509 ], [ 650, 498 ], [ 651, 323 ], [ 640, 36 ], [ 655, -49 ] ], [ [ 675, 360 ], [ 692, 377 ], [ 713, 383 ], [ 821, 403 ], [ 855, 396 ] ], [ [ 682, 203 ], [ 694, 218 ], [ 737, 229 ], [ 839, 246 ], [ 874, 239 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 277 543 Q 314 594 356 656 Q 384 707 410 731 Q 420 741 416 757 Q 412 770 381 796 Q 353 815 332 816 Q 313 815 321 791 Q 334 757 322 729 Q 250 566 80 369 Q 70 359 66 352 Q 62 339 78 342 Q 117 346 224 478 Q 239 496 256 516 L 277 543 Z", "M 256 516 Q 260 503 268 491 Q 299 433 280 241 Q 273 187 260 131 Q 248 80 282 41 Q 283 38 286 36 Q 302 20 314 46 Q 329 86 328 131 Q 324 396 332 455 Q 339 482 330 492 Q 288 538 277 543 C 253 561 245 544 256 516 Z", "M 561 573 Q 609 657 659 762 Q 675 801 676 801 Q 664 831 619 837 Q 597 841 585 837 Q 576 833 581 820 Q 608 742 501 566 Q 498 565 497 560 Q 466 511 383 413 Q 376 406 387 405 Q 435 414 543 547 Q 544 550 547 552 L 561 573 Z", "M 652 539 Q 758 561 869 584 Q 918 596 927 603 Q 936 610 931 620 Q 924 632 894 639 Q 870 645 754 609 Q 613 579 562 574 Q 561 574 561 573 C 532 567 521 565 547 552 Q 548 552 551 550 Q 578 535 609 535 L 652 539 Z", "M 674 230 Q 673 288 674 343 Q 674 349 674 354 L 674 387 Q 675 466 681 501 Q 684 516 652 539 C 629 558 598 563 609 535 Q 642 475 617 154 Q 614 129 611 107 Q 610 76 605 60 Q 593 24 631 -34 Q 644 -53 652 -59 Q 665 -60 670 -46 Q 683 -12 679 20 Q 675 114 674 198 L 674 230 Z", "M 674 354 Q 698 363 850 385 Q 875 389 865 403 Q 853 419 825 424 Q 798 427 674 387 C 645 378 645 345 674 354 Z", "M 674 198 Q 680 197 689 198 Q 792 217 868 227 Q 896 231 885 247 Q 873 263 843 269 Q 815 273 674 230 C 645 221 644 200 674 198 Z" ] } 7 strokes 作 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 324, 808 ], [ 370, 740 ], [ 236, 530 ], [ 73, 350 ] ], [ [ 272, 540 ], [ 306, 471 ], [ 293, 37 ] ], [ [ 585, 831 ], [ 631, 793 ], [ 587, 675 ], [ 511, 541 ], [ 388, 412 ] ], [ [ 553, 556 ], [ 927, 616 ] ], [ [ 615, 537 ], [ 651, 498 ], [ 652, -54 ] ], [ [ 670, 361 ], [ 862, 401 ] ], [ [ 669, 211 ], [ 883, 246 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M277,543C302,577 329,614 356,656C376,689 392,715 410,731C416,738 418,747 416,757C413,766 402,780 381,796C363,810 346,816 332,816C319,816 315,807 321,791C329,769 330,748 322,729C274,621 193,500 80,369C73,362 68,357 66,352C62,344 67,341 78,342C103,346 152,391 224,478C233,491 245,503 256,516C270,534 270,534 277,543Z", "M256,516C258,508 263,500 268,491C289,453 293,369 280,241C276,205 268,169 260,131C252,97 259,68 282,41C283,40 284,38 286,36C297,26 306,29 314,46C324,73 328,101 328,131C325,308 325,416 332,455C335,474 336,486 330,492C302,523 289,534 277,543C268,550 252,527 256,516Z", "M561,573C596,627 626,692 659,762C670,788 676,801 676,801C668,822 648,833 619,837C604,840 592,840 585,837C578,835 577,829 581,820C599,769 569,685 501,566C480,532 438,478 383,413C378,408 379,404 387,405C419,410 507,493 547,552C556,566 556,566 561,573Z", "M652,539C723,546 795,568 869,584C901,592 921,599 927,603C933,608 934,614 931,620C926,629 914,635 894,639C878,643 832,630 754,609C660,586 591,575 561,573C553,573 540,556 547,552C559,545 588,534 609,535C638,538 638,538 652,539Z", "M674,230C674,272 674,313 674,354C674,376 674,376 674,387C674,440 676,478 681,501C682,511 673,524 652,539C641,548 602,547 609,535C631,495 634,368 617,154C615,138 612,122 611,107C609,87 608,71 605,60C597,36 605,5 631,-34C639,-46 645,-56 652,-59C660,-61 666,-55 670,-46C678,-23 680,-1 679,20C675,83 674,142 674,198C674,219 674,219 674,230Z", "M674,354C690,360 748,371 850,385C866,388 871,394 865,403C857,414 843,422 825,424C807,427 756,414 674,387C664,383 664,350 674,354Z", "M674,198C678,198 683,197 689,198C757,211 817,221 868,227C886,230 892,237 885,247C877,258 863,266 843,269C824,273 768,259 674,230C664,226 663,198 674,198Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.