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).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 女 woman14 strokesFrequency #2832女 semantic常 phonetic

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

嫦

pictophoneticwoman

Decomposition: ⿰女常 (layout: left-right)

Components:女semantic常phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
嫦娥cháng 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
0.7765,718 co-occurrences
奔bēn
0.441372 co-occurrences
号hào
0.4412,532 co-occurrences
婉wǎn
0.394114 co-occurrences
粘nián
0.39078 co-occurrences
妙miào
0.352114 co-occurrences
姨yí
0.34848 co-occurrences
潘pān
0.344144 co-occurrences
孟mèng
0.323102 co-occurrences
袁yuán
0.32178 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.

Character Family

女 Radical Family — Characters sharing the woman radical

妒dù娥é妨fáng婚hūn嫁jià奸jiān娇jiāo姐jiě婪lán妈mā

Related Characters

女nǚ奶nǎi她tā好hǎo妈mā妹mèi姐jiě如rú姓xìng始shǐ

Homophones — Characters pronounced cháng

昌chāng肠cháng尝cháng偿cháng常cháng场chǎng畅chàng倡chàng唱chàng长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: 昌 ((bound form) prosperous), 肠 (intestine), 尝 (to taste), 偿 (to repay), 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.