Chinese symbol for “wound”
创
chuāng
Traditional: 創
(bound form) a wound; to wound
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wound is 创 (chuāng), defined as: (bound form) a wound; to wound.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wound”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤口 (傷口) | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 创伤 (創傷) | chuāng shāng | wound; injury; trauma |
| 创口 (創口) | chuāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 伤 (傷) | shāng | to injure; injury |
| 疮痍 (瘡痍) | chuāng yí | wound; skin ulcer |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 创.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wound”.
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.