to treat as; to regard as
当 (dāng) · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. The simplified character 当 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 當.
作 (zuō) · 7 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.