Unicode: U+5205

Pinyin: chuāng

Definition

* 同"創"。创伤。 * 兩刃刀

to create, to make to invent; to begin

Structure

刅 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
32_E0A832_E0A732_E0A9
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_F11E27_5275
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
92_E01592_E01692_E017
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
82_E8AE82_E8AF82_E8B082_E8B182_E8B282_E8B382_E8B482_E8B582_E8B682_E8B782_E8B882_E8B982_E8BA82_E8BB82_E8BC82_E8BD82_E8BE82_E8BF

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC