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HSK 5
Human →Actions
chàng
ショウ
とな.える、わざおぎ
창
Someone 亻 who lights the way 昌; 昌 also provides the pronunciation
Components
亻 person (side)+ 昌 prosperous =
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亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
昌 Meaning component
chāng prosperous
light of sun
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
倡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
倡 [chàng]
to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
提倡 [tí​chàng] #17,232
to promote
倡导 [chàng​dǎo] #23,333
to advocate
倡导 [chàng​dǎo] #23,333
to advocate
倡议 [chàng​yì] #30,851
to suggest
倡议 [chàng​yì] #30,851
to suggest
倡导者 [chàng​dǎo​zhě] #32,229
proponent
倡导者 [chàng​dǎo​zhě] #32,229
proponent
反腐倡廉 [fǎn​fǔ​chàng​lián] #15,920
to fight corruption and advocate probity
倡议书 [chàng​yì​shū] #26,130
written proposal
倡议书 [chàng​yì​shū] #26,130
written proposal
13 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 娼婦 [しょうふ] #14,463
prostitute
唱和 [しょうわ] #28,037
cheering in chorus
娼楼 [しょうろう] #206,883
brothel
一唱三嘆 [いっしょうさんたん] #279,200
one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
倡佯 [しょうよう] #299,514
wandering