创 chuāng / chuàng — a wound; cut; injury; trauma; begin; initiate
这位画家创作了很多作品。Zhè wèi huà jiā chuàng zuò le hěn duō zuò pǐn.This painter has created many works.
Common words: 创造 (chuàng zào)、创作 (chuàng zuò)、创新 (chuàng xīn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "initiate"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "initiate", including 创 (chuāng / chuàng), 倡 (chàng), 倡 (chàng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "initiate" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 创 (chuāng / chuàng), 倡 (chàng), 倡 (chàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span chuāng, chuàng, chàng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 创 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 创 chuāng / chuànga wound; cut; injury; trauma; begin; initiateUseful words: 创造, 创作
- 倡 chànginitiate; instigate; introduce; lead; initiateUseful words: 提倡, 倡导
- 倡 chànginitiate; instigate; introduce; lead; initiateUseful words: 提倡, 倡导
Common words for these 3 "initiate" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 创 (chuāng / chuàng) — so "initiate" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
创造chuàng zàoto create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work创新chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "initiate".
倡 chàng — initiate; instigate; introduce; lead; initiate
老师倡议大家多读书、读好书。Lǎo shī chàng yì dà jiā duō dú shū, dú hǎo shū.The teacher advocates that everyone read more and read good books.
Common words: 提倡 (tí chàng)、倡导 (chàng dǎo)、倡议 (chàng yì)
倡 chàng — initiate; instigate; introduce; lead; initiate
老师倡议大家多读书、读好书。Lǎo shī chàng yì dà jiā duō dú shū, dú hǎo shū.The teacher advocates that everyone read more and read good books.
Common words: 提倡 (tí chàng)、倡导 (chàng dǎo)、倡议 (chàng yì)
All 3 characters
Open 创、倡、倡 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.