造

zào

to make

to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops

movement (辶) + sound signal (告) = to build, to make

告 mainly lends the sound zào; 辶 carries the meaning, suggesting you travel to a place to build or bring something into being. The idea of purposeful movement toward creation is what anchors this character.

辶+告→造
告To announcePhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

工人们用木头造了一张桌子。

gōng rén men yòng mù tou zào le yī zhāng zhuō zi。

The workers used wood to make a table.

这座桥是五年前造的,非常坚固。

zhè zuò qiáo shì wǔ nián qián zào de,fēi cháng jiān gù。

This bridge was built five years ago and is very sturdy.

Words with 造

造成

zào chéng

to bring about; to create; to cause

劳动改造

láo dòng gǎi zào

reeducation through labor

造船厂

zào chuán chǎng

dockyard

造桥

zào qiáo

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

造化

zào hua

good luck

仿造

fǎng zào

to copy

末造

mò zào

final phase

造船所

zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

造作

zào zuò

affected

造价

zào jià

construction cost

造福

zào fú

to benefit (e.g. the people)

造势

zào shì

to boost support or interest

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