嫦 (cháng): used in 嫦娥, used in female given names

嫦 (cháng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 嫦娥.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 常 (phonetic). It ranks #2832 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 嫦 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 嫦娥
  2. used in female given names

Etymology & Origin

嫦

pictophoneticwoman

Decomposition: ⿰女常 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
嫦娥proper-nouncháng éChang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

嫦 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嫦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

娥é
0.8151,912 co-occurrences
号hào
0.453850 co-occurrences
奔bēn
0.435124 co-occurrences
婉wǎn
0.38838 co-occurrences
粘nián
0.38426 co-occurrences
妙miào
0.34738 co-occurrences
姨yí
0.34316 co-occurrences
潘pān
0.33948 co-occurrences
六liù
0.331145 co-occurrences
孟mèng
0.31834 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

古时候,嫦子很少有机会接受教育。

gǔ shí hòu , cháng zǐ hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì jiē shòu jiào yù .

In ancient times, women rarely had the opportunity to receive an education.

奇客SolidotAug 2026

中国准备发射嫦娥七号,前往月球南极寻找水冰

zhōng guó zhǔn bèi fā shè cháng é qī hào , qián wǎng yuè qiú nán jí xún zhǎo shuǐ bīng

China is preparing to launch Chang'e 7 to search for water ice at the Moon's south pole

奇客SolidotJul 2026

中国科学家利用嫦娥六号从月球背面南极收集的月壤样品开展了系统的稀有气体同位素分析。

zhōng guó kē xué jiā lì yòng cháng é liù hào cóng yuè qiú bèi miàn nán jí shōu jí de yuè rǎng yàng pǐn kāi zhǎn le xì tǒng de xī yǒu qì tǐ tóng wèi sù fēn xī .

Chinese scientists conducted a systematic analysis of rare gas isotopes in lunar soil samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission from the lunar south pole on the far side of the Moon.

IT之家Jul 2026

长征五号遥十四火箭安全运抵文昌航天发射场,将执行嫦娥七号发射任务

cháng zhēng wǔ hào yáo shí sì huǒ jiàn ān quán yùn dǐ wén chāng háng tiān fā shè chǎng , jiāng zhí háng cháng é qī hào fā shè rèn wù

The Long March 5 Y14 rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, where it will carry out the Chang’e-7 launch mission.

IT之家May 2026

嫦娥六号补上关键“碎片”,我国团队成功绘制最精确月球化学成分图

cháng é liù hào bǔ shàng guān jiàn suì piàn , wǒ guó tuán duì chéng gōng huì zhì zuì jīng què yuè qiú huà xué chéng fēn tú

Chang'e-6 Fills in a Key "Piece of the Puzzle"; Chinese Team Successfully Maps the Most Precise Chemical Composition of the Moon

IT之家Apr 2026

嫦娥五号和六号两次任务取回的月球样品、玄武岩国旗实物将展出

cháng é wǔ hào hé liù hào liǎng cì rèn wù qǔ huí de yuè qiú yàng pǐn , xuán wǔ yán guó qí shí wù jiāng zhǎn chū

Lunar samples collected during the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions, as well as the actual basalt national flag, will be on display

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 女 (woman) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced cháng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 嫦 (cháng) mean in Chinese?
嫦 (cháng) primarily means "used in 嫦娥." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2832 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 嫦 and 男?
嫦 (cháng) and 男 (nán) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 嫦 (female) vs 男 (male).
How many strokes does 嫦 have?
嫦 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 嫦?
The radical associated with 嫦 is 女 (woman). This radical appears in many characters related to woman.
What are the components of 嫦?
嫦 is composed of: 女 (semantic), 常 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰女常 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 嫦?
Common words with 嫦 include: 嫦娥 (cháng é, "Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 嫦 (cháng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation cháng: 长 (long), 常 (always), 场 (field, place), 唱 (to sing), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 嫦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 嫦 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.