Shareables · HSK 0 · 声 · Sound series
声旁 · 乍 gives the sound
乍 carries the sound in 7 characters, including 作.
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乍zhàat first/suddenly/abruptly/to spread/(of hair) to stand on end/bristling
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 乍, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | zuò | worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance (person)/to do; to engage in/to write; to compose/to pretend; to feign/to regard as; to consider to be |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 祚 | zuò | blessing |
| 酢 | cù | variant of 醋[cu4] |
| 怍 | zuò | ashamed |
| 胙 | zuò | to grant or bestow |
| 阼 | zuò | steps leading to the eastern door |
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