at first, for the first time, beginning, formerly

to make, to build, to create, composition

to create, to make

to wound, to injure, to hurt, injury, damage, sorrow

beginning, first, initial

sword, knife, sharp-edged tool

 (도, “knife”) - contributes meaning (cutting, wounding);


granary, storehouse, warehouse

 (창, “granary”) - contributes sound.

창시 (創始) — to initiate; founding
창설 (創設) — to establish
창업 (創業) — to start a business
창작 (創作) — creative work
창상 (創傷) — wound; injury
피창 (被創) — to be wounded

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

engrave, carve, cut, harsh, severe

law, rule, regulation, standard, norm

lively, brisk, vigorous, to oppose, to offend

front, before, earlier, ahead, in the future

to peel, to strip, to flay, to deprive

to remain, to be left over, surplus, remainder

secondary, vice-, supplemental, auxiliary

to cut, divide, separate, apportion

to start, to begin, to wound, to originate, to create

to draw, to carve, to divide

severe, intense, extreme, theatrical plays, drama

sword, knife

medicine, preparation, to dose

merit, achievement, accomplishment, credit

to add, to join, to increase

to help, to assist, to be beneficial, to be of use

to exert effort, to strive, to labor, to apply force

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

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創

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Words that derived from 創

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