振作
zhèn zuò · HSK 7
to cheer up
💪 振 shake/rouse + 作 act = shake yourself into action, pull yourself together
振 means to rouse or shake up; 作 means to do or rise up. Together: rouse-and-act — bestir yourself, snap out of a slump and get going.
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.