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倡

chàng

HSK 5 Character

What 倡 means

1. to initiate
2. to instigate
3. to introduce
4. to lead

Example sentences

• 他提倡减税。
  He advocated reduction of taxes.
• 有没有一个国家比美国更提倡爱国主义？
  Yǒuméiyǒu yī gè guójiā bǐ Měiguó gèng tíchàng àiguózhǔyì?
  Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?
• 约翰逊先生以前还倡议禁止在首都公交上饮酒，有人认为这个倡议有效减少了火车和公车上的犯罪率。
  Yuēhànxùn xiānsheng yǐqián hái chàngyì jìnzhǐ zài shǒudū gōngjiāo shàng yǐnjiǔ, yǒurén rènwéi zhège chàngyì yǒuxiào jiǎnshǎo le huǒchē hé gōngchē shàng de fànzuì lǜ.
  Previously, Mr Johnson also proposed banning the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is believed to have reduced the crime rate on trains and buses.

Words starting with 倡

• 倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate; to propose
• 倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate; proposal
• 倡议书chàng yì shūwritten proposal; document outlining an initiative
• 倡导者chàng dǎo zhěproponent; advocate; pioneer
• 倡始chàng shǐto initiate
• 倡言chàng yánto propose; to put forward (an idea); to initiate
• 倡言者chàng yán zhěproposer
• 倡狂chāng kuángvariant of 猖狂

Words containing 倡

• 提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate
• 反腐倡廉fǎn fǔ chàng liánto fight corruption and advocate probity
• 首倡shǒu chàngto initiate
• 提倡者tí chàng zhěproponent; advocate; pioneer
• 战略防御倡议zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yìstrategic defense initiative (SDI)
• 一倡三叹yī chàng sān tànvariant of 一唱三叹

Characters built on 昌

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

• 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 猖chāngferocious
• 娼chāngprostitute
• 菖chāngsee 菖蒲
• 鲳chāngsee 鲳鱼
• 阊chānggate of heaven; gate of palace

Characters that look like 倡

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 俱jù(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together…
• 偶ǒuaccidental; image; pair
• 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
• 惕tìfearful; respectful
• 倔juéused in 倔强
• 俑yǒngwooden figures buried with the dead

Sounds the same

Read chàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 唱to sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 畅free; unimpeded; smooth
• 怅regretful; upset; despairing; depressed
• 鬯a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times
• 韔bow bag
• 誯old variant of 唱