塑造
sùzào · HSK 7
model
🏺 塑 mold (clay) + 造 make = shape something into form
塑 is the clay-molding character (it contains 土 earth at the base); 造 means to make or build. Together they mean to model or shape, like a sculptor forming clay or an author shaping a character.
造 — 辶 (walk) + 告 (tell/announce)
造 combines the walking radical 辶 with 告 (announce), which also gives the sound. Originally it meant 'to go and report to,' then 'to reach' or 'arrive at.' Over time the meaning shifted to 'to make' or 'to build,' the sense most common today.