Character

创

chuàng HSK 5

chuāng HSK 7

创 chuàng HSK 5

1. to start; to do for the first time
2. pioneering deed or undertaking of great significance
3. to earn or gain through business activities

Words using 创 as chuàng (12)

创 chuāng HSK 7

1. wound; injury
2. to wound; to injure

Words using 创 as chuāng (2)

1 创伤 chuāng shāng — trauma HSK 7
- 创 wound, injury
- 伤 injury, harm
Example

这次事故给他留下了严重的心理创伤。

zhè cì shì gù gěi tā liú xià le yán zhòng de xīn lǐ chuāng shāng

This accident left him with severe psychological trauma.
2 重创 zhòng chuāng — to severely damage, to deal a heavy blow to HSK 7
- 重 heavy, serious, severe (emphasizes the severity of the damage)
- 创 wound, damage, to inflict injury (refers to the damaging action)
Example

这次金融危机重创了全球经济。

zhè cì jīn róng wēi jī zhòng chuāng le quán qiú jīng jì

This financial crisis severely damaged the global economy.

Structure & writing

创 chuàng — to start; to do for the first time

Xpinyin

创 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 仓 cāng — warehouse, storehouse for grain or other goods

仓 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 抢 qiǎng to snatch; to seize by force

HSK 6

枪 qiāng traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft

HSK 7

呛 qiàng to irritate the nose or throat (of a pungent or acrid gas) 沧 cāng dark green (of water) 舱 cāng cabin or hold of a ship, aircraft, etc. 苍 cāng blue-green or cyan color

2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)

刂 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

HSK 4

划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')

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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)

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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms

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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order