How is 造 pronounced?

造 is pronounced “zào” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 造?

造 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 造?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 造 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3verb

造

zào

造 (zào) means “to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他造了一座房子。

Tā zào le yī zuò fángzi.

He built a house.

Words containing 造

创造chuàng zàoto create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause 制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make 塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake; to counterfeit 造型zào xíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose 铸造zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold 建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build 打造dǎ zàoto create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)构造gòu zàostructure; composition; tectonic (geology)

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Frequently asked questions

What does 造 mean?: 造 (zào) means “to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 造 pronounced?: 造 is pronounced “zào” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 造?: 造 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 造?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 造 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18