Chinese symbol for “creativity”
创意
chuàng yì
Traditional: 創意
creative; creativity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for creativity is 创意 (chuàng yì), defined as: creative; creativity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “creativity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 创造性 (創造性) | chuàng zào xìng | creativeness; creativity |
| 创造力 (創造力) | chuàng zào lì | ingenuity; creativity |
| 创新精神 (創新精神) | chuàng xīn jīng shén | creativity |
| 原创力 (原創力) | yuán chuàng lì | creativity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 创意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 创新 (創新) | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation |
| 创造 (創造) | chuàng zào | to create; to bring about |
| 创作 (創作) | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation |
| 创建 (創建) | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish |
| 创业 (創業) | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship |
| 创立 (創立) | chuàng lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “creativity”.
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