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塑造

sù zào

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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

sù zào · sou3 zou6 (Jyutping)

  1. to model; to mold
  2. (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
  3. (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)

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

塑

Meaning
model in clay, sculpt; plastics
Radical
土
Strokes
13
Components
⿱朔土
Cangjie
TBG
Four-corner
8710.4

造

Meaning
construct, build, make, begin; prepare
Radical
辶
Strokes
10
Components
⿺辶告
Cangjie
YHGR
Four-corner
3430.6

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