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創
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
创
🇨🇳

initiate

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Space
chuàng, chuāng
ソウ、ショウ
つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける
창
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "wound, injury". The meaning "begin, establish" is a phonetic loan.
Components
Traditional (創)
倉 storehouse+ 刂 knife (side) =
創 initiate
倉 Phonetic component
storehouse
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Simplified (创)
仓 berth+ 刂 knife (side) =
创 begin, establish
仓 Phonetic component
cāng berth
granary
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Similar Characters
傖 vulgar (trad)艙 ship's cabin (trad)嗆 choke (trad)愴 Broken-Hearted Sad (trad)戧 support (iii) (trad)搶 rob (trad)槍 gun (trad)滄 dark blue (trad)瘡 sore (trad)蒼 ash-colored (trad)蹌 walk (trad)鶬 oriole (iii) (trad)刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
創
Regular
Modern
Chinese
创 / 創 [chuāng]
a wound; cut; injury; trauma
创 / 創 [chuàng]
to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create
Japanese
傷 、 疵 (rare) 、 瑕 (rare) 、 創 (rare) きず 、 キズ 同音

noun

  1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
  2. chip; crack; scratch; nick
  3. flaw; defect; weakness; weak point
  4. stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
  5. (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (4)
海水が傷にしみて痛いよ。
The seawater stings my cut.
彼の額の傷は目立つ。
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
ここに傷があるので安くしてください。
There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
クリスはとてもむなしく思い、立ち直れないほどに、心に大きな傷を受けました。
Chris' heart felt so empty and damaged that it couldn't be repaired.
Japanese Names
創 そう
Sou female given name
創 そうじ
Souji unclassified name
創 つくる
Tsukuru female given name
創 はじむ
Hajimu given name
創 はじめ
Hajime female given name
創 もとむ
Motomu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (83)
创造 [chuàng​zào] #1,814
to create
创新 [chuàng​xīn] #8,760
innovation
创意 [chuàng​yì] #3,555
creative
创作 [chuàng​zuò] #4,560
to create
创伤 [chuāng​shāng] #4,342
wound
创业 [chuàng​yè] #19,118
to begin an undertaking
创建 [chuàng​jiàn] #9,763
to found
创造性 [chuàng​zào​xìng] #10,044
creativeness
创造力 [chuàng​zào​lì] #9,193
ingenuity
开创 [kāi​chuàng] #12,274
to initiate
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JAPANESE WORDS (133)
⭐ 作る [つくる] #157
to make
⭐ 始める [はじめる] #217
to start
⭐ 傷 [きず] #1,398
wound
⭐ 作り出す [つくりだす] #3,862
to manufacture
⭐ 作り上げる [つくりあげる] #5,058
to build up
⭐ 創造 [そうぞう] #9,058
creation
⭐ 創作 [そうさく] #11,105
creation
満身創痍 [まんしんそうい] #18,110
having wounds all over one's body
切り傷 [きりきず] #18,907
cut
絆創膏 [ばんそうこう] #20,268
adhesive bandage
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KOREAN WORDS (29)
창조주 #41,711
the Creator; God
개창
establishment; foundation
독창성
creativity
재창조
reinvention
창간
first publication
창간호
first issue
창건
foundation; establishment
창립
foundation; establishment
창립자
founder
창상
cut
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