造

• Construction and Creation: Building, forging, or assembling physical objects (tools, vessels, structures); formulating abstract entities such as laws, plans, or pretexts.
• Initiation: Beginning, preparing, or setting a process in motion.
• Arrival and Attainment: Physically reaching a destination; visiting a place (often implying a purposeful journey); attaining a specific state or level of expertise.

• 造 + [Location/Direction]: Indicates arrival, visiting, or reaching.
• 造 + [Object/Entity]: Indicates construction, building, or forging.
• 造 + [Abstract Process/Time]: Indicates beginning, initiating, or preparing.

• Vs. 至 (zhì) and 到 (dào): While these are neutral markers of arrival, 造 often suggests deliberate movement toward a goal.
• Vs. 作 (zuò): Both mean "to make," but 作 is broader and more fluid (covering performance, writing, or general action), whereas 造 typically implies a more substantial, structural, or deliberate construction.

Be aware that the modern dominance of "create" can be a blind spot; in ancient texts, the sense of "arrival" is often equally probable.