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Chinese
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to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
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simp. and trad.
(作家)
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作
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家
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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作
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作
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作
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家
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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精 (13)
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精 (13)
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精 (13)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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模 (23)
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歌 (94)
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唐 (103)
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麻 (98)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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II
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| Fanqie
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臧祚切
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則箇切
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則落切
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古牙切
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| Baxter
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tsuH
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tsaH
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tsak
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kae
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/t͡suoH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/kˠa/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/t͡suoH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/kᵚa/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/t͡soH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/ka/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/t͡sɔH/
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/t͡saH/
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/t͡sak̚/
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/kaɨ/
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Li
Rong
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/t͡soH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/ka/
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Wang
Li
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/t͡suH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/ka/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/t͡suoH/
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/t͡sɑH/
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/t͡sɑk̚/
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/ka/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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zù
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zuò
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zuo
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jiā
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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zou3
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zo3
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zok3
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gaa1
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Noun
作家
- author; writer
她是我最喜歡的作家，沒有之一。 [MSC, trad.]
她是我最喜欢的作家，没有之一。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī.
- She is my number-one favourite author.
- (archaic) connoisseur
Usage notes
While writer and author can both be translated as 作家 (zuòjiā) or 作者 (zuòzhě) depending on the context, the former term can only refer to a writer who is relatively well-established, while the latter term can refer to any person who writes a text. 著者 (zhùzhě) shares the same meaning as 作者 (zuòzhě). 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě) is usually used self-reflexively.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Verb
作家
- (archaic) to do housework
- (archaic) to be frugal
Japanese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
作家 • (sakka)
- writer
- artist, potter
Derived terms
See also
References
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
作家 • (jakga) (hangeul 작가)
- Hanja form? of 작가 (“artist; writer”).