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伥

chāng

Character Traditional 倀

What 伥 means

1. bound formghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

Words starting with 伥

• 伥鬼chāng guǐghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

Words containing 伥

• 为虎作伥wèi hǔ zuò chāng(idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing

Characters built on 长

These share the phonetic component 长 (cháng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 帐zhàng(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy; variant of 账
• 账zhàngaccount; bill; debt
• 胀zhàngto swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated
• 怅chàngregretful; upset; despairing; depressed
• 苌chángplant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit…

Sounds the same

Read chāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 昌(bound form) prosperous; flourishing
• 娼prostitute
• 猖ferocious
• 阊gate of heaven; gate of palace
• 锠metal utensil; mounting; fitting
• 鼚sound of drum
• 菖see 菖蒲
• 鲳see 鲳鱼