HSK 3 · Building & Founding

创造

chuàng zào

to create

Stroke order of 创造

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

创 · 6 strokes造 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

A blade (刂) starting (创) and making (造) something new: to create.

Parts: 创仓 + 刂 knife (begin); 造辶 walk + 告 (make)

The characters in 创造

造 zào — to make; to build (10 strokes)

Example sentence

人们创造了新的生活。

People created a new way of life.

Words with 创

创业to start a business 创新innovation; to innovate 创作to create (art); creation

Words with 造

制造to make; to manufacture 造to make; to build 改造to transform; to rebuild 造成to cause

More words: Building & Founding

发动to start; to launch 建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建设to build; construction 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 举办to hold (an event)产生to produce; to arise 造成to cause 发生to happen

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