创作
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
创作 (chuàngzuò) · to create
创作 (chuàngzuò) means “to create; to write; creative work”. It is written with 2 characters: 创 (to establish) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 创作 is built
The characters
创 chuàng · to establish
What 创 is made of
- 仓cāng — granary
- 人rén — person
- 㔾xiān — seal
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 仓 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这首歌是他创作的。Zhè shǒu gē shì tā chuàngzuò de.He wrote this song.
她喜欢创作音乐。Tā xǐhuan chuàngzuò yīnyuè.She likes to compose music.
Questions about 创作
What does 创作 mean?
创作 (chuàngzuò) means “to create; to write; creative work”.
How do you pronounce 创作?
创作 is pronounced chuàngzuò.
Which HSK level is 创作?
创作 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 创业chuàngyèto start a business
- 创造chuàngzàoto create
- 创立chuànglìto found
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
Learn 创作 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.