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zuò wén

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zuò wén · zok3 man2一絲不苟 (Jyutping)

  1. to write an essay
  2. composition (student essay)
  3. CL:篇[pian1]

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

文

Meaning
literature, culture, writing
Radical
文
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亠乂
Cangjie
YK
Four-corner
0040.0

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