Ideographic: Someone 亻 who causes things to happen 故; 故 also provides the pronuncationRadical:

meaning for zuò:

  • - to do
  • - to make
  • - to produce
  • - to write
  • - to compose
  • - to act as
  • - to engage in
  • - to hold (a party)
  • - to be
  • - to become
  • - to function (in some capacity)
  • - to serve as
  • - to be used for
  • - to form (a bond or relationship)
  • - to pretend
  • - to feign
  • - to act a part
  • - to put on appearanceway of handling sth
  • - method for making
  • - work method
  • - recipe
  • - practice
  • - Classifiers: 个 to be called
  • - to be known asto regard as
  • - to look upon asto work
  • - to handle matters
  • - to have a jobto conduct oneself
  • - to behave with integrity

shéi
huì
zuò
zhōngguócài中国菜

Who can cook Chinese food?


zài
zuò
shénme什么
ne

What are you doing?


xiǎomíng小明
zhàn
zài
hēibǎn黑板
qián
miànxiàng面向
tóngxuémen同学们
zuò
bàogào报告

Xiao Ming stood in front of the blackboard and gave a presentation to his classmates.


měitiān每天
zǎoshang早上
zuò
zǎofàn早饭

She makes breakfast every morning.


de
qīzi妻子
měitiān每天
zǎoshang早上
dūhuì都会
zuò
zǎocān早餐

My wife makes breakfast every morning.