创 创 chuàng Strokes6 Radical 刂 — knife Made of 仓 granary, barn 刂 knife How it's builtPhono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound Play the animation More about the character 创
新 新 xīn Strokes13 Radical 斤 — axe Made of 亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe How it's builtIdeograph — the meaning is built from its parts Play the animation