創
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chuàng · to establish, to create

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 創

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Example sentences

Notice where 創 sits in each complete thought.

Tā bú shì chuàng bàn rén, tā shì tóu zī rén.她不是創辦人,她是投資人。

She is not the founder, she's the investor.

Source: Tatoeba #10250795 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hā fó dà xué shì zài yīliù sān liù nián chuàng lì de.哈佛大學是在一六三六年創立的。

Harvard University was founded in 1636.

Source: Tatoeba #600001 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐ chū, shén chuàng zào le tiān dì.起初,神創造了天地。

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Source: Tatoeba #565625 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén de xué xiào shì zài yījiǔ jiǔ líng nián chuàng lì de.我們的學校是在一九九零年創立的。

Our school was founded in 1990.

Source: Tatoeba #618181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng dì chuàng zào le tiān dì.上帝創造了天地。

God created the heaven and the earth.

Source: Tatoeba #798251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài wǔ nián qián chuàng lì le zhè suǒ xué xiào.他在五年前創立了這所學校。

He founded the school five years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #819019 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 創 in context

  1. Say chuàng, then recall the core meaning: to establish, to create.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 創 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.