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1. Animated Stroke Order 作

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How to write 作 — animated stroke order

182 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 作

作 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
作=亻person+乍suddenly

A person (亻) rises up (乍) to take action — to make, do, or act.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 作

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作 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 作

HSK words that contain this character.

gōng zuò

工作

job; work

HSK 1

zuò yè

作业

homework

HSK 3

zuò jiā

作家

writer

HSK 4

zuò yòng

作用

effect

HSK 4

zuò zhě

作者

author

HSK 4

dòng zuò

动作

movement

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 作 is used in context

tā他
měi每
tiān天
rèn认
zhēn真
gōng工
zuò作
。

He works hard every day.

wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
hé合
zuò作
wán完
chéng成
xiàng
zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
xiě写
le了
hěn很
duō多
shū

Information

Traditional作
Radical亻
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#33
Zhuyinㄗㄨㄛˋ
UnicodeU+4F5C
CangjieOHS

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