创
chuàngchuāng HSK3

begin, establish

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 16, 2021, 10:34 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 16, 2021, 10:34 PM

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Original meaning: wound, injury

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 創. Based on the original meaning "wound, injury". The meaning "begin, establish" is a phonetic loan.

Components

仓
仓 Sound component
刂
刂 Meaning component

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Sources

Character origin
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Readings & variants
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