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Chinese symbol for “found”

创建
chuàng jiàn
Traditional: 創建
to found; to establish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for found is 创建 (chuàng jiàn), defined as: to found; to establish.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

创 chuàng
to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes
建 jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
radical 54 ⼵ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “found”

WordPinyinMeaning
缔造 (締造)dì zàoto found; to create
创立 (創立)chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found
创办 (創辦)chuàng bànto establish; to found
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
开创 (開創)kāi chuàngto initiate; to start; to found

Related words

Other words that share a character with 创建.

WordPinyinMeaning
创新 (創新)chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
创作 (創作)chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
创业 (創業)chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
创立 (創立)chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found
建设 (建設)jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
建筑 (建築)jiàn zhùto construct; building

See also: Japanese symbol for “found”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.