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伪造 (wěi zào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

伪造 (wěi zào) is a Chinese word: to forge, to counterfeit. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 伪造

动 dòng verb

to forge, to counterfeit

他因伪造文件被警察逮捕了。

tā yīn wěi zào wén jiàn bèi jǐng chá dài bǔ le

He was arrested by the police for forging documents.

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Word breakdown

伪 wěi — false, fake, counterfeit

造 zào — to make, to manufacture

Structure & writing
1 伪 wěi — false; fake; deceitful (opposite of 真)

伪 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 为 wéi — to do; to act
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 造 zào — to make; to manufacture
造 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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2.2 告 gào — to tell, inform, or announce something to others
告 is a component in 4 characters

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