昌 (chāng) is a Chinese character meaning “flourishing”. It is written from 日 (sun; day) and 日 (sun; day), one above the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
日 + 日
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（4 + 4 = 8 画）
Memory aid
Two suns (日) stacked one above the other. Double daylight — everything under it thrives. That is 昌: flourishing.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous; flourishing昌 = chāng
- 南昌Nán chāngNanchang (capital of Jiangxi province)昌 = chāng
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All readings
flourishing
flourishing; prosperous; thriving
兴旺；兴盛。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous; flourishing昌 = chāng
- 南昌Nán chāngNanchang (capital of Jiangxi province)昌 = chāng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 昌 mean?
昌 (chāng) means flourishing; prosperous; thriving.
How do you pronounce 昌?
It is pronounced chāng.
What parts is 昌 made of?
日 (sun; day) and 日 (sun; day), one above the other. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（4 + 4 = 8 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 昌 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 昌?
日. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 昌?
Common ones are 昌盛 and 南昌. The reading of 昌 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.