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敞

open to the view of all; spacious; to open wide; to disclose

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,983 U+655E

How 敞 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

攵 (semantic, “let go”) + 尚 (phonetic, shàng)

components: 尚 攵

How to remember it

spacious · Heisig RSH #345

尚 esteem + taskmaster

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尚

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尚 (shàng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尚 sound component shàng still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常 cháng common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党 dǎng political party, gang, faction
堂 táng hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌 zhǎng in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
赏 shǎng reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
尝 cháng to taste; to experience, to experiment with
躺 tǎng to recline, to lie down
棠 táng crabapple tree; wild plum
趟 tàng time, occasion; to make a journey
倘 tǎng if, supposing, in event of
淌 tǎng to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears
裳 cháng skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝 chǎng alarmed, agitated
徜 cháng to linger, to walk back and forth
绱 shàng the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀 chǎng to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚 chēng variant of 撐|撑[cheng1]

Words containing 敞

WordPinyinMeaning
敞开儿 chǎng kāi r unrestrictedly
高敞 gāo chǎng large and spacious
敞口 chǎng kǒu open-mouthed (jar etc); (of speech) freely; exposure (finance)
敞车 chǎng chē open wagon; (railway) flatcar
敞开 chǎng kāi to open wide; unrestrictedly
开敞 kāi chǎng wide open
嘴敞 zuǐ chǎng to have a loose tongue; talkative
张敞 Zhāng Chǎng Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
敞篷汽车 chǎng péng qì chē convertible (car)
敞亮 chǎng liàng bright and spacious
宽敞 kuān chang spacious; wide
敞篷车 chǎng péng chē a convertible; open-top car