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娼
chāng
prostitute, harlot
🔤 Pictophonetic:
女 (woman) provides meaning, 昌 provides pronunciation
Words Using 娼 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
娼妓
chāngjì
prostitute
娼妓
chāngjì
prostitute
娼
chāng
prostitute
娼
chāng
prostitute
娼女
chāngnǚ
prostitute
娼女
chāngnǚ
prostitute
娼妇
chāngfù
prostitute
娼妇
chāngfù
prostitute
娼家
chāngjiā
brothel
娼家
chāngjiā
brothel
嫖娼
piáochāng
to visit prostitutes / to go whoring
嫖娼
piáochāng
to visit prostitutes / to go whoring
宿娼
sùchāng
to visit a prostitute
宿娼
sùchāng
to visit a prostitute
暗娼
ànchāng
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗娼
ànchāng
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
笑贫不笑娼
xiàopínbùxiàochāng
the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
笑贫不笑娼
xiàopínbùxiàochāng
the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
逼良为娼
bīliángwéichāng
to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch
逼良为娼
bīliángwéichāng
to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch
Component Breakdown
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⿰女昌
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Component Tree i
chāng
昌
sunlight; good, proper; prosperous
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HSK 6