昌 (chāng): (bound form) prosperous, flourishing

昌 (chāng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) prosperous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (structural) and 曰 (structural). It ranks #1595 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 昌 speaking 曰 in the daytime 日. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).

Spoken pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 日 sun8 strokesFrequency #1595日 structural 曰 structural

Definitions

(bound form) prosperous
flourishing

Etymology & Origin

昌

ideographicSpeaking 曰 in the daytime 日

Decomposition: ⿱日曰 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:日structural 曰structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
昌盛adjective	chāng shèng	prosperous
繁荣昌盛	fán róng chāng shèng	glorious and flourishing (idiom)
武昌proper-noun	wǔ chāng	see 武昌區\|武昌区
金昌proper-noun	jīn chāng	see 金昌市
昌吉proper-noun	chāng jí	see 昌吉回族自治州
文昌proper-noun	wén chāng	Wenchang City, Hainan
东昌府区	dōng chāng fǔ qū	Dongchangfu, a district of Liaocheng City 聊城市, Shandong
昌都市	chāng dū shì	Qamdo, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區\|西藏自治区
高昌区	gāo chāng qū	Gaochang, a district of Turpan City 吐魯番市\|吐鲁番市, Xinjiang
西昌市	xī chāng shì	Xichang, a county-level city in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州\|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou...
东昌区	dōng chāng qū	Dongchang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市, Jilin
昌原市	chāng yuán shì	Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道\|庆尚南道, South Korea
许昌市	xǔ chāng shì	Xuchang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
昌平区	chāng píng qū	Changping, a district of Beijing
文昌市	wén chāng shì	Wenchang City, Hainan

100

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

昌 appears in 100 compound words: 27 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 38 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 昌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

蔡cài

0.48712 co-occurrences

宜yí

0.4786,094 co-occurrences

武wǔ

0.45614,474 co-occurrences

南nán

0.45229,352 co-occurrences

永yǒng

0.4437,954 co-occurrences

黄huáng

0.42438 co-occurrences

宏hóng

0.4212,540 co-occurrences

县xiàn

0.4058,128 co-occurrences

巩gǒng

0.399442 co-occurrences

凑còu

0.396244 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (5)

繁荣昌盛fán róng chāng shèngHSK 7+

glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

phrase

南昌起义Nánchāng QǐyìHSK 7+

Nanchang uprising

武昌起义Wǔchāng QǐyìHSK 7+

Wuchang Uprising

Showing 3 of 5 idioms containing 昌.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

昌落西山，晚霞映红了半边天。

chāng luò xī shān , wǎn xiá yìng hóng le bàn biān tiān .

The sun sets over the western hills, The evening glow paints half the sky crimson.

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为何黄国昌脱口“加入李四川”?他酸呛:从头到尾只想...

wéi hé huáng guó chāng tuō kǒu jiā rù lǐ sì chuān ? tā suān qiàng : cóng tóu dào wěi zhī xiǎng . . .

Why did Huang Guochang blurt out "join Li Sichuan"? He choked sourly: From beginning to end, I just wanted to...

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黄国昌当李四川副手?周榆修批“外界超译”:新北...

huáng guó chāng dāng lǐ sì chuān fù shǒu ? zhōu 榆 xiū pī wài jiè chāo yì : xīn běi . . .

Huang Guochang as Li Sichuan's deputy? Zhou Yuxiu criticized the "external super-translation": New Taipei...

三立新聞網Feb 2026

黄国昌松口挺李四川“反助苏巧慧”关键曝

huáng guó chāng sōng kǒu tǐng lǐ sì chuān fǎn zhù sū qiǎo huì guān jiàn pù

Huang Guochang loosened his mouth and supported Li Sichuan's "anti-help Su Qiaohui" key exposure

百度新闻Feb 2026

视频丨繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的....

shì pín 丨 fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de . . . .

Video丨Prosperity and prosperity, getting better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to what you have to give to the motherland....

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 昌 (chāng) mean in Chinese?

昌 (chāng) primarily means "(bound form) prosperous." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1595 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 昌 have?

昌 is written with 8 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 昌?

The radical associated with 昌 is 日 (sun). This radical appears in many characters related to sun.

What are the components of 昌?

昌 is composed of: 日 (structural), 曰 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱日曰 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 昌?

Common words with 昌 include: 昌盛 (chāng shèng, "prosperous"); 繁荣昌盛 (fán róng chāng shèng, "glorious and flourishing (idiom)"); 武昌 (wǔ chāng, "see 武昌區|武昌区"); 金昌 (jīn chāng, "see 金昌市"); 昌吉 (chāng jí, "see 昌吉回族自治州"). There are over 100 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 昌 (chāng)?

Several characters share the pronunciation chāng: 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 昌 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 昌 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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