娼

chāng

ch+āng·1st tone

prostitute

Radical: 女 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

娼=女+昌

Etymology

woman

Meanings

prostitute

chāng

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Words with 娼 24 total

prostitute娼妇chāng fù prostitute娼妓chāng jì brothel娼家chāng jiā prostitute娼女chāng nu:3 unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute暗娼àn chāng to visit prostitutes · to go whoring嫖娼piáo chāng to visit a prostitute宿娼sù chāng to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) · to debauch逼良为娼bī liáng wéi chāng behave like thieves and whores · be out-and-out scoundrels男盗女娼nán dào nǚ chāng 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xiào pín bù xiào chāng

Idioms with 娼 2 total Chain

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) · to debauch逼良为娼bī liáng wéi chāng behave like thieves and whores · be out-and-out scoundrels男盗女娼nán dào nǚ chāng