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作家

zuò jiā

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zuò jiā · zok3 gaa1 (Jyutping)

  1. author
  2. CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

作

Meaning
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻乍
Cangjie
OHS
Four-corner
2821.1

家

Meaning
house, home, residence; family
Radical
宀
Strokes
10
Components
⿱宀豕
Cangjie
JMSO
Four-corner
3023.2

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