chuàng
verb HSK 7 #4,905

Meanings

  1. 1 to create; to initiate
  2. 2 to begin; to start (something new)
  3. 3 wound; trauma (chuāng)

Examples

Tā chuàngbàn le yī jiā gōngsī.
He founded a company.
Yào yǒu chuàngxīn jīngshén.
We need innovative spirit.
Zhège zuòpǐn hěn yǒu chuàngyì.
This work is very creative.

Tips

usage
has two pronunciations: chuàng (to create, as in 创造 chuàngzào, 创新 chuàngxīn, 创业 chuàngyè) and chuāng (wound, as in 创伤 chuāngshāng). Key compounds: 创造 (to create), 创新 (innovation), 创业 (to start a business).

Stroke Order

chuàng