创造物 (chuàng zào wù) — creation, creature, something that is created

Definition

noun
creationcreaturesomething that is created
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 创造物。
    Zhè ge chuàng zào wù shì yì shù jiā de xīn xuè jié jīng.
    This creation is the fruit of the artist's hard work.
  • 创造物。
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè ge shén mì de chuàng zào wù.
    Scientists are studying this mysterious creature.
  • 创造物。
    Rén lèi zuì wěi dà de chuàng zào wù zhī yī shì yǔ yán.
    One of humanity's greatest creations is language.

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.

创造create
创chuàngcreate造zàomake
联合Side by side
物wùthing

创 and 造 both mean to make, and 物 is a thing, so it names a created thing.

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
辵辵chuòto walk
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屮
屮chè造zào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

Open 造 →

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
牛牛niú
Sound part声符shēngfú
勿
勿wù物wù
Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Open 物 →

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