创设 (chuàng shè) — to establish; to set up; to create (an institut…

Definition

verb

to establishto set upto create (an institution, system, etc.)

创设。
Tā men jué dìng chuàng shè yí gè xīn de yán jiū bù mén.
They decided to set up a new research department.
创设。
Zhè jiā gōng sī shì shí nián qián chuàng shè de.
This company was established ten years ago.
创设。
Xué xiào chuàng shè le yí gè jiǎng xué jīn zhì dù.
The school created a scholarship system.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

设shèestablish

创 and 设 both bring something into being, together express founding.

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.

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 設; 设 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

埶

埶yì設shè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 設 uses 言 (speech) to show the meaning and 埶 to give the sound; this explanation is for 設, not the simplified 设.