造

It is a phono-semantic compound, consisting of:

辵 (chwak/착, “to walk slowly, to go”) as the semantic element;

告 (go, “to tell, to announce”) as the phonetic element.

Very productive in modern vocabulary, especially in technical, industrial, and academic contexts.

Frequently contrasts with 파괴 (破壞, destruction).

Common compounds:

제조 (製造) – manufacture, production;

조성 (造成) – creation, formation;

창조 (創造) – creation, innovation;

위조 (僞造) – forgery, falsification;

구조 (構造) – structure, construction;