塑造

sùzào

verb HSK 6 #8,796

Meanings

1 to shape; to mold; to sculpt
2 to create (a character, image, or persona)

Characters

to model; to sculpt; plastic

to make; to create; to build

塑 (sculpt) + 造 (create) - shaping something from raw material into a finished form.

Examples

HSK 6

这部小说塑造了一个鲜明的人物形象。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō sùzào le yígè xiānmíng de rénwù xíngxiàng.

This novel created a vivid character.

HSK 7-9

教育塑造一个人的品格。

Jiàoyù sùzào yígè rén de pǐngé.

Education shapes a person's character.

Stroke Order

塑 sù

造 zào