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创新

chuàngxīn

innovation; to innovate

A person making a new invention
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Characters in this word

创 chuàng

Strokes
6
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 创

新 xīn

Strokes
13
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我们要创新。 Wǒmen yào chuàngxīn. We need to innovate.
  • 创新很重要。 Chuàngxīn hěn zhòngyào. Innovation is very important.
  • 他喜欢创新。 Tā xǐhuan chuàngxīn. He likes creating new ideas.

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