造

zào

construct, build, make, begin; prepare

How to write 造, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 辶 (walk), phonetic 告

Made of 辶 + 告

造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造chuàng zàoto create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake; to counterfeit
打造dǎ zàoto create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)
人造rén zàoman-made; artificial; synthetic
造型zào xíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
造就zào jiùto bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)
塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
造反zào fǎnto rebel; to revolt

你不得不制造一些借口。
nǐ bù dé bú zhì zào yì xiē jiè kǒu 。
You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
金字塔是古时候建造的。
jīn zì tǎ shì gǔ shí hòu jiàn zào de 。
The pyramids were built in ancient times.
这药创造了奇迹。
zhè yào chuàng zào le qí jì 。
The medicine worked marvels.
洪水造成了很大的损害。
hóng shuǐ zào chéng le hěn dà de sǔn hài 。
The flood caused a lot of damage.
这是一个伪造品。
zhè shì yí gè wěi zào pǐn 。
It's a fake.