创

剏/剙/創

chuàng, chuāng

仓 + 刂

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

chuàng (verb) create; initiate; to start

chuāng (noun) wound; injury; trauma

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 創. Based on the original meaning "wound, injury". The meaning "begin, establish" is a phonetic loan.

Semantic: 刂 Phonetic: 仓

About

The simplified character 创 derives from traditional 創. In the traditional form, 倉 ('storehouse') on the left furnishes the sound, while 刀 ('knife') on the right points to the meaning. The modern simplified version compresses 倉 to 仓 and replaces 刀 with the right-side knife radical 刂. Because of the knife element, the character's original sense is a wound or injury (chuāng). Later, 创 was borrowed for its sound alone to represent the verb 'to begin, establish' (chuàng); this meaning has no link to cutting or knives, and is a typical case of phonetic borrowing.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

她创业成功了。

Tā chuàngyè chénggōng le.

She successfully started a business.

他创造了新纪录。

Tā chuàngzào le xīn jìlù.

He created a new record.

创新是发展的动力。

Chuàngxīn shì fāzhǎn de dònglì.

Innovation is the driving force of development.

这部电影创作于去年。

Zhè bù diànyǐng chuàngzuò yú qùnián.

This movie was created last year.

创伤需要时间愈合。

Chuāngshāng xūyào shíjiān yùhé.

Trauma takes time to heal.

他们共同创立了这家公司。

Tāmen gòngtóng chuànglì le zhè jiā gōngsī.

They jointly founded this company.

在科技领域，创新至关重要。

Zài kējì lǐngyù, chuàngxīn zhìguān zhòngyào.

In the field of technology, innovation is crucial.

通过不断尝试，他开创了新方法。

Tōngguò bùduàn chángshì, tā kāichuàng le xīn fāngfǎ.

Through continuous attempts, he pioneered a new method.

Related Characters

Component: 仓

Component: 刂

创