TSUMUGU · · 字
造
造 ＝ 辶 ＋ 告
ㄗㄠˋ · zào
verb — to make; to build
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶形a foot walking down a road — motion, goingused here for the original sense “to arrive”
{g,k,h}↔{z,c,s}Igào → zào — the {g,k,h}↔{z,c,s} crossing; 靠 kào stays home
A foot on the road (辶) carries going; 告 gives the sound — zào, “to arrive.”
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
要「造」任何東西，第一步是走到那個地方。
To build anything, first get there. Feet first, walls after.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)到達— to arrive; to go to (ancient reading cào)
(假借)製造、建造— to make; to build常用
→製作— to manufacture
⇒捏造— to fabricate (a story)
→造成— to cause; to bring about
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1這座橋qiáo — bridge是去年造的。
This bridge was built last year.
2這家工廠gōngchǎng — factory製造電動車。製造、建造
This factory manufactures electric cars.
3他喜歡自己造句，練習中文。
He likes making his own sentences to practice Chinese.
4人造的光，比不上太陽。
Man-made light can’t compare with the sun.
5這場大雨造成了很多問題。造成
The heavy rain caused a lot of problems.
6別捏造事實。捏造
Don’t fabricate the facts.
Underlined 造 is this entry; dotted words carry a gloss — hold ⇧ Shift and hover, or tap.
關 · Related
告gàothe sound donor — opens the 告 series浩hàosame inside, the initial drifted g → h製zhìzàothe everyday make-and-build word辶chuòthe walking foot — the same one as in 道、過、送
演 · Evolution
早期金文的造，常寫作告加移動偏旁（彳或辵），另有變體。
Early bronze forms write 造 as 告 plus a motion element (彳/辵), among other variants.