作物
zuòwù · HSK 7
crop
🌾 作物 = 作 produce + 物 thing = things farmers produce: crops
作 means make or produce and 物 means thing or object, so 作物 is literally produced-things, i.e. agricultural crops grown on a farm.
作 — person radical 亻 + 乍
作 combines the person radical 亻 with 乍, which originally depicted a sudden action or making something. The character means 'to do, make, or create,' with 亻 indicating human activity and 乍 supplying the sound. Over time it broadened to cover works, deeds, and acting as something.