zuò

to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

晚上妈妈做饭。

Mom cooks dinner in the evening.

你做什么工作?

What do you do for a living?