HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
工作
Work, job, or to work.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 工作 look like this?
'工' (gōng) represents a carpenter's square or a tool, symbolizing work or craft. '人' (rén) is the person radical, but in '作' (zuò), it combines with '乍' (suddenly/to start) to represent a person starting to do or make something. Together, they form the concept of labor or a job!