倡 (chàng): to initiate, to instigate, to introduce
倡 (chàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to initiate.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 昌 (structural). It ranks #2137 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 倡 someone 亻 who lights the way 昌; 昌 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to initiate
- to instigate
- to introduce
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSomeone 亻 who lights the way 昌; 昌 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻昌 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 倡
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倡导 | chàng dǎo | to advocate |
| 倡议 | chàng yì | to suggest |
| 倡导者 | chàng dǎo zhě | proponent |
| 倡议书 | chàng yì shū | written proposal |
| 首倡 | shǒu chàng | to initiate |
| 提倡者 | tí chàng zhě | proponent |
| 彼倡此和 | bǐ chàng cǐ hé | to chorus sb else's lead (idiom) |
| 倡言者 | chàng yán zhě | proposer |
| 战略防御倡议 | zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì | strategic defense initiative (SDI) |
| 一倡三叹 | yī chàng sān tàn | (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom) |
| 倡始 | chàng shǐ | to initiate |
| 倡言 | chàng yán | to propose |
| 反腐倡廉 | fǎn fǔ chàng lián | to fight corruption and advocate probity |
| 倡狂 | chāng kuáng | variant of 猖狂[chang1 kuang2] |
倡 appears in 15 compound words: 53 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 33 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 倡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
作为倡民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi chàng mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
将军澳屡现蛇踪 西贡区议员倡海滨长廊加设“蛇出没”警示牌
jiāng jūn ào lǚ xiàn shé zōng xī gòng qū yì yuán chàng hǎi bīn cháng láng jiā shè shé chū méi jǐng shì pái
Snake tracks appear repeatedly in Tseung Kwan O Sai Kung District councillor advocates adding "snake infestation" warning signs to the waterfront promenade
林吉祥倡“马来西亚优先” 团结成就世界级伟大国家
lín jí xiáng chàng mǎ lái xī yà yōu xiān tuán jié chéng jiù shì jiè jí wěi dà guó jiā
Lim advocates "Malaysia first" to unite and achieve world-class great countries
业界倡上调基本免税额一成 预算案料难大派糖 吁...
yè jiè chàng shàng diào jī běn miǎn shuì é yī chéng yù suàn àn liào nán dà pài táng xū . . .
The industry advocates raising the basic tax exemption by 10%, and the budget is difficult to distribute sugar.
...Games 成立 NGO 组织 转型长期倡议平台推动游戏保护立法
. . . G a m e s chéng lì N G O zǔ zhī zhuǎn xíng cháng qī chàng yì píng tái tuī dòng yóu xì bǎo hù lì fǎ
... Games has established the NGO Transformation Long-Term Initiative platform to push for game protection legislation
南亚外佣遭压榨 八成被剥夺权利 工会倡突击查雇主住所
nán yà wài yòng zāo yā zhà bā chéng bèi bāo duó quán lì gōng huì chàng tū jī chá gù zhǔ zhù suǒ
South Asian foreign domestic helpers are oppressed and 80% are deprived of their rights Trade unions advocate raids on employers' residences
有没有一个国家比美国更提倡爱国主义？
Yǒuméiyǒu yī gè guójiā bǐ Měiguó gèng tíchàng àiguózhǔyì?
Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?
Character Family
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