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

敞 (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 尚 (phonetic) and 攵 (semantic). It ranks #2483 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

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

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

敞

pictophoneticlet go

Decomposition: ⿰尚攵 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
敞开verbchǎng kāito open wide
宽敞adjectivekuān changspacious
敞篷车nounchǎng péng chēa convertible
敞开儿chǎng kāi runrestrictedly
开敞kāi chǎngwide open
高敞gāo chǎnglarge and spacious
敞口adjectivechǎng kǒuopen-mouthed (jar etc)
张敞zhāng chǎngZhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
敞车nounchǎng chēopen wagon
敞亮adjectivechǎng liàngbright and spacious
敞篷汽车chǎng péng qì chēconvertible (car)
嘴敞zuǐ chǎngto have a loose tongue
12
Total compounds
58
As first character
42
As last character
0
As middle character

敞 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 敞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

篷péng
0.7041,544 co-occurrences
宽kuān
0.5311,113 co-occurrences
胸xiōng
0.427226 co-occurrences
廊láng
0.423240 co-occurrences
轿jiào
0.40840 co-occurrences
豫yù
0.391120 co-occurrences
跑pǎo
0.371202 co-occurrences
惕tì
0.36822 co-occurrences
开kāi
0.3661,578 co-occurrences
舒shū
0.361114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

敞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.

少数派Aug 2026

中西厨之间用玻璃移门隔断,日常敞开保持通透感,重油烟时关上隔离味道。

zhōng xī chú zhī jiān yòng bō lí yí mén gé duàn , rì cháng chǎng kāi bǎo chí tōng tòu gǎn , chóng yóu yān shí guān shàng gé lí wèi dào .

A glass sliding door separates the Chinese and Western kitchens; it is left open on a daily basis to maintain an open, airy feel, and closed during heavy cooking to contain odors.

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

值得注意的是,赛事不设门票,赛场向更多人敞开。

zhí dé zhù yì de shì , sài shì bù shè mén piào , sài chǎng xiàng gēng duō rén chǎng kāi .

It is worth noting that there is no admission fee for the event, making it accessible to a wider audience.

Yahoo FinanceMar 2026

平保海外拟削美国投资敞口

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敞口的一半,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敞口的一半,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

我新家的客厅很宽敞。

Wǒ xīn jiāde kètīng hěn kuānchang.

The living room in my new house is very large.

Tatoeba

我只是想敞开心扉。

Wǒ zhǐshì xiǎng chǎngkāi xīnfēi.

I just need to get something off my chest.

Tatoeba

一股寒风从敞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敞的错觉。

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

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

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 攵 (let go) component

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: 常 (always), 尝 (to taste). 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.