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 "injury"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "injury", including 创 (chuāng / chuàng), 伤 (shāng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "injury" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 创 (chuāng / chuàng), 伤 (shāng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span chuāng, chuàng, shāng — 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
- 伤 shānginjure; injury; woundUseful words: 受伤, 伤心
Common words for these 2 "injury" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 创 (chuāng / chuàng) — so "injury" 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受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed伤心shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt伤害shāng hàito injure; to harm
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 2 ways to say "injury".
伤 shāng — injure; injury; wound
他不小心伤了脚。Tā bù xiǎo xīn shāng le jiǎo.He accidentally hurt his foot.
Common words: 受伤 (shòu shāng)、伤心 (shāng xīn)、伤害 (shāng hài)
All 2 characters
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