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创始人 (chuàng shǐ rén) — founder; creator

Definition

noun
foundercreator
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 创始人。
    Zhè wèi chuàng shǐ rén zài shí nián qián chuàng lì le zhè jiā gōng sī.
    This founder established this company ten years ago.
  • 创始人。
    Hěn duō chéng gōng de chuàng shǐ rén dōu jīng lì guò shī bài.
    Many successful founders have experienced failure.
  • 创始人，。
    Zuò wéi chuàng shǐ rén, tā bì xū duì gōng sī de fā zhǎn fù zé.
    As a founder, he must be responsible for the company's development.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

创始to found; to start
创chuàngcreate; initiate始shǐbegin
联合Coordinate
人rénperson

创始 means to found or start, and 人 means person, so this is a founder.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 創; 创 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng創chuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 創 pairs 倉 with 刀 (knife) to write 'wound', and 倉 gives the pronunciation. The simplified 创 is a later shorthand.

Open 创 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚwoman
Sound part声符shēngfú
台
台tái始shǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

始 is made of 女 (woman) and 台, which gives the sound.

Open 始 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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