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猖

chāng

Character

What 猖 means

1. ferocious

Words starting with 猖

• 猖狂chāng kuángsavage; furious
• 猖獗chāng juéto be rampant; to run wild
• 猖乱chāng luànwild and disorderly
• 猖厉chāng lìmad and violent
• 猖披chāng pīdishevelled; wild; unrestrained
• 猖猖狂狂chāng chāng kuáng kuángwild; hurried and confused; hell-for-leather

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.

• 倡chàngto initiate; to instigate; to introduce
• 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 娼chāngprostitute
• 菖chāngsee 菖蒲
• 鲳chāngsee 鲳鱼
• 阊chānggate of heaven; gate of palace

Characters that look like 猖

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

• 框kuàngframe (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework
• 弱ruòweak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as
• 猛měngferocious; fierce; violent
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 鹃juāncuckoo
• 脲niàocarbamide; urea (NH2)2CO; also written 尿素

Sounds the same

Read chāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 昌(bound form) prosperous; flourishing
• 娼prostitute
• 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