做
See also: 作
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Han character
做 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人十口大 (OJRK), four-corner 28240, composition ⿰亻故 or ⿰估攵)
Derived characters
- 𠼏
References
- KangXi: page 110, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 861
- Dae Jaweon: page 236, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 186, character 18
- Unihan data for U+505A
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 做 |
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Etymology
Colloquial form of the departing-tone variant of 作 (MC t͡sɑH, “to do”), to differentiate from the checked-tone variant (now represented by 作). Loss of checked codas in Mandarin has resulted in homophony of the two.
Pronunciation
Definitions
做
- to do; to perform
- 你在做什麼?/你在做什么? ― Nǐ zài zuò shénme? ― What are you doing?
- 你做緊乜嘢呀? [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- nei5 zou6 gan2 mat1 je5 aa3? [Jyutping]
- What are you doing?
你做紧乜嘢呀? [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]- 你做咩工作㗎? [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- nei5 zou6 me1 gung1 zok3 gaa3? [Jyutping]
- What is your job? / What do you work as?
- to make; to produce
- to become
- to give (a party, a reception)
- to be (a role)
- 做賊/做贼 ― zuòzéi ― to thieve
- 做客 ― zuòkè ― to be a guest/visitor
- (euphemistic) to make love
- (Cantonese) to air; to broadcast
Synonyms
- (to do):
edit
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Compounds
Derived terms from 做
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Further reading
- “Entry #6937”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
做
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- (to) make/do
Readings
- Go-on: さ (sa); さく (saku)
- Kan-on: さ (sa); さく (saku)
- Kun: なす (nasu, 做す); つくる (tsukuru, 做る); やる (yaru, 做る)
Korean
Hanja
做 • (ju, ja) (hangeul 주, 자)
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Vietnamese
Han character
做: Hán Nôm readings: tố, súa
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