(chuàng)

HSK 36 strokesTrad.
Readingschuàngchuāng

variant of 创

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chuàng / chuāng
Meaning
variant of 创
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰仓刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from (knife); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuàngzuò
HSK 3

to create; to produce; to write

Open 创作 page →
chuàngxīn
HSK 3

to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails

Open 创新 page →
chuàng
HSK 3

to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise

Open 创业 page →
chuàngzào
HSK 3

to create

Open 创造 page →
chuàng
HSK 5

to establish; to set up; to found

Open 创立 page →
chuàngjiàn
HSK 6

to found; to establish

Open 创建 page →
chuàng
HSK 6

creative

Open 创意 page →
chuàngbàn
HSK 6

to establish; to found

Open 创办 page →

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