| 作者 | zuo4 zhe3 zuo2 zhe3 | writer |
| 作 | zuo4 | to be |
| 做 | zuo4 | to do |
| 著 | zhu4 zhu4 zhuo2 | book |
| 书 | shu1 | book |
| 创作 | chuang4 zuo4 | to write |
| 著作 | zhu4 zuo4 | book |
| 写 | xie3 | to write |
| 白 | bai2 | pure |
| 鲁迅 | lu3 xun4 | Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers |
| 笔 | bi3 | writing brush |
| 写作 | xie3 zuo4 | to write |
| 识 | shi2 | to know |