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独创 (dú chuàng) — original creation

Definition

As a noun, 独创 means an original creation — something made from scratch by one person or team, not adapted or copied. As a verb/adjective 独创 (独到的创造 / uniquely created) it emphasizes the originality of the act itself.

noun
original creation

Examples

  • 独创。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de dú chuàng hěn shòu shì chǎng huān yíng.
    This company's original creation is very popular in the market.
  • 独创。
    Tā yòng le shí nián shí jiān wán chéng le zhè xiàng dú chuàng.
    He spent ten years completing this original creation.
  • 独创。
    Zhè ge shè jì bèi rèn wéi shì gōng sī de hé xīn dú chuàng.
    This design is considered the company's core original creation.

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.

独dúalone
创chuàngcreate

独 “alone” + 创 “create” gives “original creation”.

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 獨; 独 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ獨dú
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 獨 pairs 犬 (dog) with 蜀, which gives the sound; the simplified 独 is a shorthand.

Open 独 →

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 →
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