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怅

chàng

Character Traditional 悵

What 怅 means

1. regretful; upset; despairing; depressed

Words starting with 怅

• 怅然chàng rándisappointed and frustrated
• 怅惘chàng wǎngdistracted; listless; in low spirits
• 怅怅然chàng chàng rándisappointed

Words containing 怅

• 惆怅chóu chàngmelancholy; depression
• 惆怅若失chóu chàng ruò shīto feel despondent (idiom)

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
• 伥chāng(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
• 苌chángplant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit…

Characters that look like 怅

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

• 快kuàirapid; quick; speed
• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 佳jiābeautiful; fine; good
• 帐zhàng(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy; variant of 账
• 怡yíharmony; pleased
• 怯qiètimid; cowardly; rustic

Sounds the same

Read chàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 唱to sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 倡to initiate; to instigate; to introduce
• 畅free; unimpeded; smooth
• 鬯a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times
• 韔bow bag
• 誯old variant of 唱