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Property Value
English definition establish, create; knife cut
Mandarin pronunciation(s), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system chuang4 chuang1
Pronunciation(s) and frequencies according to 現代漢語頻率詞典 <Xiandai Hanyu Pinlu Cidian> (XDHYPLCD) chuàng(435) chuāng(13)
Cantonese pronunciation(s), using the Jyutping romanization system cong3
Cantonese pronunciation(s), using the Yale romanization system chong3
Traditional variants
Unicode radical / stroke count 刀刂 + 4
Unicode total stroke count 6
Cangjie OULN
Four corner code 8270
漢語大字典 <Hanyu Da Zidian> 'Great Chinese Character Dictionary' (in 8 Volumes). Hubei and Sichuan Dictionary Publishing Collectives, 1986-1990. ISBN: 7-5403-0030 2/H.16 volume 1, page 327, character 6
KangXi dictionary, 7th edition published by Zhonghua Bookstore in Beijing, 1989 page 137, position 30 (virtual position)
This represents the position(s) of the ideograph in the Soengmou San Zidin (商務新字典, New Commercial Press Character Dictionary) page 57, character 9
PRC telegraph code 0482
Unicode code point (dec / hex): 21019 / 521B


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