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昌
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prosperous

HSK 6 N1
Nature →Weather
Chāng, chāng
ショウ
さかん
창
Originally composed of 口 (mouth) and 日 (sun), representing a call in the morning to wake people up at sunrise to start working. Based on the original meaning "call loudly", now written as 唱. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
日 day+ 口 mouth =
昌 prosperous
日 Iconic component
rì day
sun
口 Iconic component
kǒu mouth
The modern form looks like 曰 (to speak).
Notes
Similar Characters
妟 safe旦 dawn昃 afternoon昔 times past昜 out晕 halo (simp)晶 sparkling暈 dizzy (trad)暴 violent朝 dynasty眾 multitude (trad)莫 nobody衆 crowd (trad/jp)間 interval/room (trad/jp)间 space (simp)习 flapping (simp)尞 burnt offering早 early旬 decameron旭 rising sun
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
昌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
昌 [Chāng]
surname Chang
昌 [chāng]
prosperous; flourishing
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昌 あき
Aki female given name
昌 あきら
Akira female given name
昌 あつし
Atsushi surnamegiven name
昌 あつよ
Atsuyo female given name
昌 あやめ
Ayame female given name
昌 かちこ
Kachiko unclassified name
昌 かついち
Katsuichi unclassified name
昌 かつえ
Katsue unclassified name
昌 かつこ
Katsuko unclassified name
昌 かつし
Katsushi unclassified name
昌 かつじ
Katsuji unclassified name
昌 かつぞう
Katsuzou unclassified name
昌 かつみ
Katsumi unclassified name
昌 かつやま
Katsuyama unclassified name
昌 さかえ
Sakae female given name
昌 さかゆ
Sakayu given name
昌 さかん
Sakan given name
昌 しょう
Shou female given name
昌 しょういち
Shouichi unclassified name
昌 しょうこ
Shouko unclassified name
昌 しょうし
Shoushi unclassified name
昌 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
昌 しょうぞう
Shouzou unclassified name
昌 たかし
Takashi given name
昌 ただし
Tadashi given name
昌 ひかる
Hikaru given name
昌 まさ
Masa female given namesurname
昌 まさあき
Masaaki given name
昌 まさかつ
Masakatsu unclassified name
昌 まさこ
Masako unclassified name
昌 まさし
Masashi given name
昌 まさのり
Masanori unclassified name
昌 まさみ
Masami female given name
昌 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (169)
南昌 [Nán​chāng] #6,698
Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China
武昌 [Wǔ​chāng] #47,578
Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ​hàn​shì], Hubei
南昌市 [Nán​chāng​shì] #13,282
Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China
李昌镐 [Lǐ​Chāng​hào] #14,842
Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player
李昌镐 [Lǐ​Chāng​hào] #14,842
Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player
昌盛 [chāng​shèng] #35,288
prosperous
繁荣昌盛 [fán​róng​chāng​shèng] #37,722
glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
繁荣昌盛 [fán​róng​chāng​shèng] #37,722
glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
宜昌 [Yí​chāng] #16,805
Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei
苏贞昌 [Sū​Zhēn​chāng] #19,847
Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 繁盛 [はんじょう] #15,481
prosperity
商売繁盛 [しょうばいはんじょう] #48,327
thriving (prosperous) business
昌平 [しょうへい] #76,416
peace
隆昌 [りゅうしょう] #132,600
prosperity
昌運 [しょううん] #292,972
prosperity
昌泰 [しょうたい] #296,724
Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
南昌 [なんしょう]
Nanchang (China)
平昌五輪 [ピョンチャンごりん]
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
玄昌石 [げんしょうせき]
type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
번창
prosperity; success