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创立

chuànglì

to found

Two founders planting a flag
Memory picture

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

立 lì

Strokes
5
Radical
立 — to stand
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他创立公司。 Tā chuàng lì gōngsī. He founds a company.
  • 我们创立小店。 Wǒmen chuàng lì xiǎo diàn. We start a small shop.
  • 她创立学校。 Tā chuàng lì xuéxiào. She founds a school.

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