昌 chāng prosperous

源How it came to be

The sun over a mouth with a stroke in it for speech. Words spoken in broad daylight, said openly and by everybody, which is what a thing does when it is thriving.

用How it is used

• Prosperous, thriving - 昌盛 (chāngshèng) prosperous, 繁荣昌盛 (fánróng-chāngshèng) flourishing and prosperous, a stock phrase for a nation.
• Also a common element in names and place names (南昌 Nánchāng). Not used as a standalone modern word.

字Characters built with 昌

• 唱 sing
• 倡 guide
• 猖 mad

词Words with 昌

• 昌盛chāngshèngprosperousHSK 8