菖

chāng
#5,168 most
frequent character
see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

菖 pairs 艹 plants for meaning with 昌 chāng for sound. It first meant calamus, a type of plant.

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Homophones

昌chāng
(bound form) prosperous, flourishing

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