BloomkoHSK 2 · Names & identity
叫作
jiào zuò
to be called
Stroke order of 叫作
2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
叫 · 5 strokes作 · 7 strokes
Memory trick
叫 is a mouth 口 calling 丩 aloud; 作 is a person 亻 doing 乍 something, so named.
Parts: 叫 call + 作 as/make
The characters in 叫作
- 叫 jiào — to be called; to call (5 strokes)
Example sentence
这种花叫作玫瑰。
This kind of flower is called a rose.