造 (zào)

to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to;

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Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“造，就也。从辵，告聲。譚長說，造，上士也。艁，古文造从舟。”

Components

辶 (meaning) — 辶 is a component form of 辵.
告 (sound) — Originally this component was a pictograph of grass, similar to 艸, but later was reanalyzed as the visually similar 告.