刅
chuāng

to create

  • edit character approved 刅 — "Changed the explanation of this graph" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    to clear brush → to create
    Hint
    Depicts a knife (刀) clearing thorny (丶) brush. Original form of 刱, 荊, and 創. → Depicts using a knife (刀) to cut through thorns (i.e. clearing away brambles). Based on the original meaning "knife wound", now written as 刱 and 創. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    to clear brush → knife wound
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: depicts thorns → Depicts thorns.
    • + 刀 Iconic
    • - 刃 Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    刅
    →
    刅
    • Component 1: 1-3 → 1-2
    • Component 2: 4 → 3-4
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 刅 — "fix for too small stroke" by Hsmq
    Strokes (simplified)
    刅
    4 strokes
    →
    刅
    4 strokes

    Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 刅 — "remove the oirginal duplicate meaniny" by inralback19
    Original meaning
    to clear brush → (empty)

    Changed: original meaning

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  • edit character approved 刅 — "Adding explanation for a stroke depicting thorns, but both strokes serve the same function according to the etymology I chose. They could be grouped as a characterless "八" form, but 刃 has some historical precedent. I'm really not sure." by cochleoid
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → depicts thorns

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 刅 — "changing the character/component gloss to the original meaning, left the word gloss the same" by cochleoid
    Gloss
    to create → to clear brush

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character approved 刅 — "Went with Liu Zhao's theory of this being clearing brush rather than Tang Lan's theory about it being a human body pierced by thorns. Maybe 刃 shouldn't be a component. " by cochleoid
    Hint
    Depicts using a knife (刀) to cut through thorns (i.e. clearing away brambles). Based on the original meaning "knife wound", now written as 刱 and 創. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a knife (刀) clearing thorny (丶) brush. Original form of 刱, 荊, and 創.
    Original meaning
    knife wound → to clear brush
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: Depicts thorns. → (empty)
    • + 刃 Iconic
    • - 刀 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    刅
    4 strokes
    →
    刅
    4 strokes
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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