昌
(bound form) prosperous; flourishing
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Dict coverage rank #775 U+660C
How 昌 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Speaking 曰 in the daytime 日
How to remember it
prosperous · Heisig RSH #25
sun + 晶 sparkling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 昌 as their sound component
These characters all use 昌 (chāng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昌 sound component | chāng | sunlight; good, proper; prosperous |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song |
| 娼 | chāng | prostitute, harlot |
| 猖 | chāng | mad, wild; reckless, unruly |
| 鲳 | chāng | silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus |
| 菖 | chāng | iris, sweet flag, Calamus |
Words containing 昌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昌吉回族自治州 | Chāng jí Huí zú Zì zhì zhōu | Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[… |
| 会昌县 | Huì chāng Xiàn | Huichang, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 金昌市 | Jīn chāng Shì | Jinchang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] |
| 高昌区 | Gāo chāng Qū | Gaochang, a district of Turpan City 吐魯番市|吐鲁番市[Tu3 lu3 fan1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 西昌市 | Xī chāng Shì | Xichang, a county-level city in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 … |
| 平昌县 | Píng chāng Xiàn | Pingchang, a county in Bazhong City 巴中市[Ba1 zhong1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 昌平区 | Chāng píng Qū | Changping, a district of Beijing |
| 文昌市 | Wén chāng shì | Wenchang City, Hainan |
| 德昌县 | Dé chāng Xiàn | Dechang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 z… |
| 南昌县 | Nán chāng Xiàn | Nanchang, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 新昌县 | Xīn chāng Xiàn | Xinchang, a county in Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 南昌起义 | Nán chāng Qǐ yì | Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in … |
| 南昌市 | Nán chāng Shì | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 东昌区 | Dōng chāng Qū | Dongchang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin |
| 昌江区 | Chāng jiāng Qū | Changjiang, a district of Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市|景德镇市[Jing3 de2 zhen4 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 昌江县 | Chāng jiāng xiàn | Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan |
| 昌乐县 | Chāng lè Xiàn | Changle, a county in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong |
| 乐昌市 | Lè chāng Shì | Lechang, a county-level city in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 文昌鱼 | wén chāng yú | lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish |
| 昌原市 | Chāng yuán shì | Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], Sou… |