昌 (coeng1 | chang1) : prosperous; flourishing

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昌

coeng1

chang1

[1] prosperous; flourishing; thriving
[2] (words) proper; valuable; frank

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

昌

Don't confuse with:
冒

This word has been viewed 7710 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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昌盛 coeng1 sing6 chang1 sheng4 = prosperous; flourishing

繁榮昌盛 faan4 wing4 coeng1 sing6 fan2 rong2 chang1 sheng4 = thriving and prosperous

昌隆 coeng1 lung4 chang1 long2 = prosperous

南昌 naam4 coeng1 nan2 chang1 = Nanchang, Nam Cheong

昌都 coeng1 dou1 chang1 du1 = Chamdo, ch. Qamdo or Changdu

昌都地區 coeng1 dou1 dei6 keoi1 chang1 du1 di4 qu1 = Changdu district (district in Tibet)

昌吉 coeng1 gat1 chang1 ji2 = Changji (city in Xinjiang)

昌邑 coeng1 jap1 chang1 yi4 = Changyi (city in Shandong)

昌黎 coeng1 lai4 chang1 li2 = Changli (place in Hebei)

昌樂 coeng1 lok6 chang1 le4 = Changle (place in Shandong)

昌寧 coeng1 ning4 chang1 ning2 = Changning (place in Yunnan)

昌平 coeng1 ping4 chang1 ping2 = Changping (place in Beijing), Cheong Ping

德昌 dak1 coeng1 de2 chang1 = Dechang (place in Sichuan)

宕昌 dong6 coeng1 dang4 chang1 = Dangchang (place in Gansu)

都昌 dou1 coeng1 du1 chang1 = Duchang (place in Jiangxi)

繁昌 faan4 coeng1 fan2 chang1 = Fanchang (place in Anhui)

金昌 gam1 coeng1 jin1 chang1 = Jinchang (city in Gansu)

建昌 gin3 coeng1 jian4 chang1 = Jianchang (place in Liaoning)

廣昌 gwong2 coeng1 guang3 chang1 = Guangchang (place in Jiangxi)

樂昌 lok6 coeng1 le4 chang1 = Lechang (city in Guangdong), Lok Cheong

宜昌 ji4 coeng1 yi2 chang1 = Yichang (city in Hubei)

宜昌地區 ji4 coeng1 dei6 keoi1 yi2 chang1 di4 qu1 = Yichang district (district in Hubei)

文昌 man4 coeng1 wen2 chang1 = Wenchang (place in Hainan)

武昌 mou5 coeng1 wu3 chang1 = Wuchang (place in Hubei)

平昌 ping4 coeng1 ping2 chang1 = Pingchang (place in Sichuan), Ping Cheong

新昌 san1 coeng1 xin1 chang1 = Xinchang (place in Zhejiang)

屯昌 tyun4 coeng1 tun2 chang1 = Tunchang (place in Hainan)

榮昌 wing4 coeng1 rong2 chang1 = Rongchang (place in Sichuan)

會昌 wui6 coeng1 hui4 chang1 = Huichang (place in Jiangxi)

泰昌餅家 taai3 coeng1 beng2 gaa1 tai4 chang1 bing3 jia1 = Tai Cheong Bakery [custard tart shop in HK]

和昌大押 wo4 coeng1 daai6 aat3 = Wo Cheung Pawnshop

昌江黎族自治縣 coeng1 gong1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 chang1 jiang1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Changjiang Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

昌圖 coeng1 tou4 chang1 tu2 = Changtu (place in Liaoning)

竹野昌邦 zuk1 je5 coeng1 bong1 zhu2 ye3 chang1 bang1 = Masakuni Takeno

昌吉回族自治州 coeng1 gat1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 chang1 ji2 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture

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