创

剏
chuàng
#634 most
frequent character
to starte (doing something)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

创 pairs 刂, a knife, with 仓 cāng for the sound. Its first sense was being wounded by a knife, which gave the reading chuāng and the noun 'wound'. Read chuàng, the same shape was borrowed for its sound to mean starting something, and from there to create.

Drawn as: knife wound

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Example Sentences

我想创作一首音乐。
wǒxiǎng chuàngzuò yīshǒu yīnyuè 。
I want to create a piece of music.
他们计划创办一家新公司。
tāmen jìhuá chuàngbàn yījiā xīn gōngsī 。
They plan to establish a new company.
他在创作新的小说。
tāzài chuàngzuò xīnde xiǎoshuō 。
He is creating a new novel.

Same Characters, Different Readings

创chuàng
to starte (doing something)
创chuāng
(bound form) a wound, to wound
创chuàng
to starte (doing something)

Words with similar meanings

创作chuàngzuò
to create
This term is often used in artistic contexts, such as creating music or literature.
成立chénglì
to establish
This term is used in the context of founding institutions, organizations, or companies.

Homophones

创chuàng
to starte (doing something)

Words Starting With 创

创造chuàng zào
to create; to bring about; to produce
创业chuàng yè
to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture
创作chuàng zuò
to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation
创新chuàng xīn
innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
创立chuàng lì
to found; establish; originate

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