(zuò, ㄗㄨㄛˋ) to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on a [CE-DICT]
(liào, ㄌㄧㄠˋ) look afar from a high place [CE-DICT]
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(しゅ) (n) (1) cinnabar; vermillion; red; slightly-orange red; (2) red pigment (and ink made from same); (3) red text (as used to correct documents) [EDICT]
(あか) (n) (1) red; crimson; scarlet; (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); (3) (col) (often written as アカ) Red (i.e. communist); (4) (abbr) (See 赤信号) red light; (5) (abbr) (See 赤字・1,赤字・2) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; (adj-no,n-pref) (6) (See 赤の他人) complete; total; perfect; obvious [EDICT]