昌

Chang1
#1,604 most
frequent character
surname Chang

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

昌 first showed the sun with a mouth, marking the old morning call to work. Its second 日 was once 口 mouth. The meaning 'flourishing' was borrowed later only for the sound, not from the picture.

Drawn as: sun; mouth

昌 as a component in other characters

sound6 characters
唱倡猖娼菖鲳
picture2 characters
唱阊

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Same Characters, Different Readings

昌chāng
(bound form) prosperous, flourishing

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