创口 (chuāng kǒu) — wound, cut | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

woundcut

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

创口。
Tā de shǒu shàng yǒu yí gè hěn shēn de chuāng kǒu.
There is a deep wound on his hand.
创口，。
Yī shēng zǐ xì dì qīng xǐ le chuāng kǒu, rán hòu bāo zā qǐ lái.
The doctor carefully cleaned the wound and then bandaged it.
创口。
Zhè ge chuāng kǒu xū yào fèng jǐ zhēn cái néng yù hé.
This wound needs a few stitches to heal.

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” gives wound and “口” gives opening, together meaning a wound opening or cut.

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.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.