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Meaning of 娼

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Pinyin: chāng
English Definition: prostitute
Chinese Definition:
①妓女:娼妓。娼寮(妓院。亦称“娼窑”)。
②古同“倡”,唱戏的女子。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ chāng ] sunlight; good, proper; prosperous
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Example Words
嫖娼 piáo chāng to visit prostitutes; to go whoring
娼妓 chāng prostitute
暗娼 àn chāng unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
娼妇 chāng prostitute
逼良为娼 liáng wéi chāng to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch
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Example Sentences
1
And as for his own behavior, humph, I know all about that too, such as visiting brothels in town.
2
I think most of them have been forced to be prostitutes.
3
便
Immediately after its founding, New China adopted resolute measures to outlaw prostitution.
4
If you would not step into the harlot 's house, do not go by the harlot's door.
5
The view undertakes the fidelity after abstinency , marriage is taught before marriage and ban prostitute absolutely.