Chinese Word: 娼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

娼

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: 女

Pictophonetic: 昌 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 昌 [ chāng ] sunlight; good, proper; prosperous

Similar Characters: 椙唱

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嫖娼	piáo chāng	to visit prostitutes; to go whoring
娼妓	chāng jì	prostitute
暗娼	àn chāng	unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
娼妇	chāng fù	prostitute
逼良为娼	bī liáng wéi chāng	to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch

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1		qǐng 请 wò 握 chāng 娼 dōng 东 yuán 圆 gōng yuán 公园 rú hé 如何 zǒu 走？ Which is the way to East Park, please?
2		tā 他 de 的 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 所作所为， hēng 哼！ wǒ 我 yě 也 zhī dào 知道， pì rú 譬如 zài 在 zhèn shàng 镇上 piáo 嫖 xià 下 chāng 娼。 And as for his own behavior, humph, I know all about that too, such as visiting brothels in town.
3		wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为， tā men 他们 zhōng 中 de 的 jué dà duō shù 绝大多数 rén 人 shì 是 bèi bī 被逼 wèi 为 chāng 娼。 I think most of them have been forced to be prostitutes.
4		xīn zhōng guó 新中国 yī 一 chéng lì 成立 biàn 便 xùn sù 迅速 cǎi qǔ 采取 yǒu lì 有力 cuò shī 措施 jīn 禁 chāng 娼。 Immediately after its founding, New China adopted resolute measures to outlaw prostitution.
5		jiǎ rú 假如 nǐ 你 bù xiǎng 不想 bù rù 步入 chāng liáo 娼寮， jiù 就 bú yào 不要 jīng guò 经过 chāng jì 娼妓 de 的 mén 门。 If you would not step into the harlot 's house, do not go by the harlot's door.

1		qǐng 请 wò 握 chāng 娼 dōng 东 yuán 圆 gōng yuán 公园 rú hé 如何 zǒu 走？ Which is the way to East Park, please?
2		tā 他 de 的 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 所作所为， hēng 哼！ wǒ 我 yě 也 zhī dào 知道， pì rú 譬如 zài 在 zhèn shàng 镇上 piáo 嫖 xià 下 chāng 娼。 And as for his own behavior, humph, I know all about that too, such as visiting brothels in town.
3		wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为， tā men 他们 zhōng 中 de 的 jué dà duō shù 绝大多数 rén 人 shì 是 bèi bī 被逼 wèi 为 chāng 娼。 I think most of them have been forced to be prostitutes.
4		xīn zhōng guó 新中国 yī 一 chéng lì 成立 biàn 便 xùn sù 迅速 cǎi qǔ 采取 yǒu lì 有力 cuò shī 措施 jīn 禁 chāng 娼。 Immediately after its founding, New China adopted resolute measures to outlaw prostitution.
5		jiǎ rú 假如 nǐ 你 bù xiǎng 不想 bù rù 步入 chāng liáo 娼寮， jiù 就 bú yào 不要 jīng guò 经过 chāng jì 娼妓 de 的 mén 门。 If you would not step into the harlot 's house, do not go by the harlot's door.