chāng = ch + ang1
prosperous / flourishing
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How to pronounce 昌

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

昌 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 昌 as component

chàng = ch + ang4
(old) variant of 唱[chang4] / to sing
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chàng = ch + ang4
(old) variant of 唱[chang4]
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Words with 昌

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Xuchang, prefecture-level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
Xuchang prefecture in Henan
Xuchang, prefecture-level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line

Sentences with 昌

昌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chāng

prosperous / flourishing

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