作
- to make, to build, to create;
- composition;
Etymology
Originally, the character 乍 was the base (original) form, referring to a craftsman (匠人) using a sharp tool to carve and shape objects.
However, once 乍 started being used as an adverb meaning “suddenly” or “briefly,” the character 作 was formed by adding 人 (person) to distinguish the meaning related to making or creating.
Words that derived from 作
- 공작(工作)–crafts; maneuver
- 대작(大作)–masterpiece; blockbuster
- 수수작용(授受作用)–give and take action
- 자작(自作)–one's own work; one's own making; independent farming
- 자작농(自作農)–owner farmer; independent farmer; independent farming
- 자작하다(自作하다)–make something by oneself; farm on one's own land
- 작(作)–work; production
- 작가(作家)–writer; author
- 작용(作用)–working; function; action
- 작자(作者)–author; writer; novelist; artist; buyer; purchaser; guy; fellow
- 작전(作戰)–maneuver; tactics; strategy; operation
- 작품(作品)–product; production; piece of work
- 정분합작용(正分合作用)–origin-division-union action
- 합작(合作)–collaboration; joint; partnership; cooperation; joint venture
作
지을
작
jieul
jak
Kangxi radical:9, 人 + 5
Strokes:7
Unicode:U+4F5C
Cangjie input:
- 人竹尸 (OHS)
- 人人尸 (OOS)
Composition:
- ⿰ 亻 乍
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