zuò

work

originated as a variant form of .

Components
作 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

zuòzuō

  

make

The right half of was corrupted to look like unrelated .

攵 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tap

is a component form of .

Definitions

 

zuò

work, make; act; 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 appearance

Most common words with 做
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to do

做法

recipe

叫做

to be called

做到

to accomplish

做事

to work