创
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chuāng / chuàng · to establish, to create

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3252
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Readings & meanings

创 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

chuāng

(bound form) a wound; to wound

创伤chuāng shāng · wound
chuàng

to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)

创新chuàng xīn · to bring forth new ideas
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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 创

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chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
chuāng(bound form) a wound; to wound
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì gè chuàng xīn de jiěfǎ.这是个创新的解法。

This is an innovative solution.

Source: Tatoeba #796658 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men hé jiā rén yì qǐ chuàng zào de jì yì zuì wèi zhòng yào.我们和家人一起创造的记忆最为重要。

The memories we make with our family are everything.

Source: Tatoeba #8485613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ sān nián qián chuàng zuò le nà shǒu gē.汤姆三年前创作了那首歌。

Tom wrote that song three years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #8971717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ yǒu hěn duō yǒu chuàng yì de zhǔ yì.汤姆有很多有创意的主意。

Tom has a lot of creative ideas.

Source: Tatoeba #9409468 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yuē hàn · dào ěr dùn shì yuán zǐ xué shuō de chuàng shǐ rén约翰·道尔顿是原子学说的创始人

John Dalton was the creator of the atomic theory.

Source: Tatoeba #4764635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng dì zài liù tiān nèi chuàng zào le shì jiè.上帝在六天内创造了世界。

God created the world in six days.

Source: Tatoeba #1185715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 创 in context

  1. Say chuāng / chuàng, then recall the core meaning: to establish, to create.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 创新 (chuàng xīn), meaning “to bring forth new ideas”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 创 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.