昌 chāng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
昌盛
chāngshèng
prosperous; flourishing
Characters in this word
盛 chéng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 成 to accomplish 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一个国家的昌盛，不能只靠资源积累，更要靠制度创新。 Yí ge guójiā de chāngshèng, bù néng zhǐ kào zīyuán jīlěi, gèng yào kào zhìdù chuàngxīn. A country's prosperity cannot rely only on the accumulation of resources; it depends even more on institutional innovation.
- 愿我们的家乡永远繁荣昌盛。 Yuàn wǒmen de jiāxiāng yǒngyuǎn fánróng chāngshèng. May our hometown prosper and flourish forever.
- 古代这座城市商业昌盛，街上总是挤满了商人。 Gǔdài zhè zuò chéngshì shāngyè chāngshèng, jiē shang zǒngshì jǐ mǎn le shāngrén. In ancient times this city's commerce flourished and the streets were always packed with merchants.
Related words
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 丰盛 fēngshèng sumptuous; abundant
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 盛大 shèngdà grand; magnificent
- 盛会 shènghuì grand gathering; major event
- 盛开 shèngkāi to be in full bloom
- 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén overbearing; arrogant and domineering
- 盛情 shèngqíng great kindness; warm hospitality
- 盛夏 shèngxià midsummer; height of summer
- 盛行 shèngxíng to be in vogue; to prevail
- 盛宴 shèngyàn feast; grand banquet; rich display