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昌
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- 昌
- chāng · light of sun; good, proper
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1 · chang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
coeng1
Cantonese word readings for 昌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (literary, or in compounds) prosperous; flourishing
- (～州) (historical) Chang Prefecture
- a surname
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sunlight
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) good; proper; right
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful; lovely
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien, in compounds) facial expression
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倡 (“to initiate; to propose”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 唱 (chàng, “to chant; to recite”)
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