创

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

Sound it out + + = · + + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 meaning “knife” + 仓 sound ( cāng )

Components 仓刂

initiate · Heisig RSH #1121

仓 storehouse + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
开创性	kāi chuàng xìng	innovative
创新精神	chuàng xīn jīng shén	creativity
创价学会	Chuàng jià Xué huì	Soka Gakkai International
文创产业	wén chuàng chǎn yè	creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業\|文化创意产业[wen2 hua4 chu…
创业精神	chuàng yè jīng shén	enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit
创作力	chuàng zuò lì	originality
创下高票房	chuàng xià gāo piào fáng	to set a box office record
创见性	chuàng jiàn xìng	original (idea, discovery etc)
原创性	yuán chuàng xìng	originality
文创商品	wén chuàng shāng pǐn	product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ide…
创作者	chuàng zuò zhě	creator; author
原创力	yuán chuàng lì	creativity
有创造力	yǒu chuàng zào lì	ingenious; creative
创立人	chuàng lì rén	founder
创业者	chuàng yè zhě	entrepreneur
发明创造	fā míng chuàng zào	to invent and innovate; inventions and innovations
创投基金	chuàng tóu jī jīn	venture capital fund
创立者	chuàng lì zhě	founder
微创手术	wēi chuāng shǒu shù	minimally invasive surgery
自创	zì chuàng	to create; to come up with (an idea etc)

Characters sharing the sound component 仓 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
仓 sound part	cāng	granary, barn; cabin, berth
枪	qiāng	gun, rife; lance, spear
苍	cāng	dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
抢	qiǎng	urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
疮	chuāng	boil, tumor; wound, sore
沧	cāng	azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
呛	qiàng	choking, as by smoke; something that irritates the nose or throat
跄	qiàng	to stagger, to stumble
戗	qiāng	to support
怆	chuàng	sad, disconsolate, broken-hearted
鸧	cāng	oriole
炝	qiàng	to stir-fry; to cook in sauce