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昌

chāng

HSK 6 Character

What 昌 means

1. bound formprosperous; flourishing

Other readings

昌 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chāngsurname Chang

Example sentences

• 马不但象征着刚健、高昂、昌盛、发达，还代表着奋斗不止、自强不息的民族精神。
  Mǎ bù dàn xiàngzhēng zhe gāngjiàn, gāo'áng, chāngshèng, fādá, hái dàibiǎo zhe fèndòu bù zhǐ, zìqiángbùxī de mínzú jīngshén.
  The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.

Words starting with 昌

• 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous
• 昌平区Chāng píng QūChangping, a district of Beijing
• 昌原Chāng yuánChangwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 庆尚南道
• 昌明chāng míngflourishing; thriving
• 昌江Chāng jiāngChangjiang district of Jingdezhen City 景德镇市; Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
• 昌原市Chāng yuán shìChangwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 庆尚南道
• 昌吉市Chāng jí ShìChangji, a county-level city in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州
• 昌图县Chāng tú XiànChangtu, a county in Tieling City 铁岭市
• 昌宁县Chāng níng XiànChangning, a county in Baoshan City 保山市
• 昌乐县Chāng lè XiànChangle, a county in Weifang City 潍坊市
• 昌江区Chāng jiāng QūChangjiang, a district of Jingdezhen City 景德镇市
• 昌江县Chāng jiāng xiànChangjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
• 昌都市Chāng dū ShìQamdo, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区
• 昌黎县Chāng lí XiànChangli, a county in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇岛市
• 昌迪加尔Chāng dí jiā ěrChandighar, capital of Punjab state of northwest India
• 昌邑区Chāng yì QūChangyi, a district of Jilin City 吉林市
• 昌邑市Chāng yì ShìChangyi, a county-level city in Weifang City 潍坊市
• 昌吉回族自治州Chāng jí Huí zú Zì zhì zhōuChangji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区
• 昌江黎族自治县Chāng jiāng Lí zú Zì zhì xiànChangjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
• 昌平Chāng píngsee 昌平区
• 昌吉Chāng jísee 昌吉回族自治州; see 昌吉市
• 昌图Chāng túsee 昌图县
• 昌宁Chāng níngsee 昌宁县
• 昌披chāng pīvariant of 猖披

Words containing 昌

• 赖昌星Lài Chāng xīngLai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and…
• 李昌镐Lǐ Chāng hàoLee Chang-ho (1975–), South Korean professional Go player
• 文昌Wén chāngWenchang City, Hainan
• 南昌市Nán chāng ShìNanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省
• 西昌Xī chāngXichang Satellite Launch Center; see 西昌市
• 阿昌族Ā chāng zúAchang ethnic group
• 宜昌市Yí chāng ShìYichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
• 繁荣昌盛fán róng chāng shèngglorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
• 阿昌Ā chāngAchang ethnic group
• 南昌县Nán chāng XiànNanchang, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市
• 平昌县Píng chāng XiànPingchang, a county in Bazhong City 巴中市
• 广昌县Guǎng chāng XiànGuangchang, a county in Fuzhou City 抚州市
• 建昌县Jiàn chāng XiànJianchang, a county in Huludao City 葫芦岛市
• 德昌县Dé chāng XiànDechang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州
• 文昌市Wén chāng shìWenchang City, Hainan
• 文昌鱼wén chāng yúlancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
• 新昌县Xīn chāng XiànXinchang, a county in Shaoxing City 绍兴市
• 会昌县Huì chāng XiànHuichang, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市
• 李会昌Lǐ Huì chāngLee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician
• 东昌区Dōng chāng QūDongchang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市
• 荣昌区Róng chāng QūRongchang, a district of Chongqing 重庆
• 乐昌市Lè chāng ShìLechang, a county-level city in Shaoguan City 韶关市
• 武昌区Wǔ chāng QūWuchang, a district of Wuhan City 武汉市
• 永昌县Yǒng chāng XiànYongchang, a county in Jinchang City 金昌市

Characters that look like 昌

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

• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 苗miáosprout
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 茜qiàn(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red…
• 酉yǒu10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the…
• 昴mǎothe Pleiades

Sounds the same

Read chāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 娼prostitute
• 猖ferocious
• 阊gate of heaven; gate of palace
• 伥(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
• 锠metal utensil; mounting; fitting
• 鼚sound of drum
• 菖see 菖蒲
• 鲳see 鲳鱼