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昌

(bound form) prosperous; flourishing

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #775 U+660C

How 昌 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Speaking 曰 in the daytime 日

components: 日 曰

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:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
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

WordPinyinMeaning
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…