(chǎng): open to the view of all, spacious, to open wide

(chǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “open to the view of all.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (phonetic) and (semantic). It ranks #2483 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, let go. Its radical form (rap) appears in many related characters such as (fàng, to put, to release), (jiào, (bound form) to teach), (shōu, to receive).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. open to the view of all
  2. spacious
  3. to open wide

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticlet go

Decomposition: ⿰尚攵 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
chǎng kāito open wide
kuān changspacious
chǎng péng chēa convertible
chǎng kāi runrestrictedly
kāi chǎngwide open
gāo chǎnglarge and spacious
chǎng kǒuopen-mouthed (jar etc)
zhāng chǎngZhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
chǎng chēopen wagon
chǎng liàngbright and spacious
chǎng péng qì chēconvertible (car)
zuǐ chǎngto have a loose tongue
12
Total compounds
58
As first character
42
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 12 compound words: 58 as the first character, 42 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

péng
0.7144,632 co-occurrences
kuān
0.5353,329 co-occurrences
xiōng
0.433678 co-occurrences
láng
0.429720 co-occurrences
轿jiào
0.414120 co-occurrences
kāi
0.4104,708 co-occurrences
0.397360 co-occurrences
pǎo
0.376606 co-occurrences
xīn
0.3733,354 co-occurrences
0.37366 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

chǎng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "敞" has different usages in different contexts.

Yahoo FinanceMar 2026

平保海外拟削美国投资

píng bǎo hǎi wài nǐ xiāo měi guó tóu zī chǎng kǒu

Ping An Overseas Plans to Reduce Its U.S. Investment Exposure

InvestingMar 2026

法国银行占欧洲中东风险口的一半,欧洲银行管理局称

fǎ guó yín háng zhàn ōu zhōu zhōng dōng fēng xiǎn chǎng kǒu de yī bàn , ōu zhōu yín háng guǎn lǐ jú chèn

French banks account for half of Europe's exposure to the Middle East, according to the European Banking Authority

Investing 香港Mar 2026

法国银行持有欧洲对中东风险口的一半,欧洲银行管理局表示

fǎ guó yín háng chí yǒu ōu zhōu duì zhōng dōng fēng xiǎn chǎng kǒu de yī bàn , ōu zhōu yín háng guǎn lǐ jú biǎo shì

French banks hold half of Europe's exposure to the Middle East, according to the European Banking Authority

Tatoeba

我新家的客厅很宽

Wǒ xīn jiāde kètīng hěn kuānchang.

The living room in my new house is very large.

Tatoeba

我只是想开心扉。

Wǒ zhǐshì xiǎng chǎngkāi xīnfēi.

I just need to get something off my chest.

Tatoeba

一股寒风从开着的窗口吹入屋内。

Yī gǔ hán fēng cóng chǎngkāi zhe de chuāngkǒu chuī rù wū nèi.

An icy wind blew into the room through the open window.

Tatoeba

房间里的镜面墙营造出宽的错觉。

Fángjiān lǐ de jìng miàn qiáng yíngzào chū kuānchang de cuòjué.

A mirror wall in the room creates an illusion of spaciousness.

Tatoeba

我开一辆篷车。

Wǒ kāi yī liàng chǎngpéngchē.

I drive a convertible.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced chǎng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 敞 (chǎng) mean in Chinese?
敞 (chǎng) primarily means "open to the view of all." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2483 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 敞 and 闭?
敞 (chǎng) and 闭 (bì) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 敞 (open) vs 闭 (close).
How many strokes does 敞 have?
敞 is written with 12 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 敞?
The radical associated with 敞 is 攵 (rap). This radical appears in many characters related to rap.
What are the components of 敞?
敞 is composed of: 尚 (phonetic), 攵 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰尚攵 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 敞?
Common words with 敞 include: 敞开 (chǎng kāi, "to open wide"); 宽敞 (kuān chang, "spacious"); 敞篷车 (chǎng péng chē, "a convertible"); 敞开儿 (chǎng kāi r, "unrestrictedly"); 开敞 (kāi chǎng, "wide open"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 敞 (chǎng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chǎng: 尝 (to taste), 常 (always). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 敞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 敞 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.