Chinese Word: 伥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

伥 (Trad.: 倀)

Pinyin: chāng

English Definition: ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

Chinese Definition:
①(伥伥)迷茫不知所措的样子。
②古代传说中被老虎咬死的人变成鬼又助虎伤人：伥鬼。为虎作伥(喻帮恶人作恶)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic: 长 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 长 [ zhǎng ] long, lasting; to excel in

Similar Characters: 怅仟

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为虎作伥	wèi hǔ zuò chāng	to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil (idiom)
伥鬼	chāng guǐ	ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

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1		tā men 他们 shì 是 yuán shǐ 原始 de 的 liè rén 猎人 yǔ 与 liè wù 猎物 de 的 guān xì 关系， hǔ 虎 yǔ 与 chāng 伥 de 的 guān xì 关系， zuì zhōng 最终 jí 极 de 的 zhàn yǒu 占有。 Now he possessed her utterly, primitively-as a hunter does his quarry, a tiger his kill.
2		yín háng 银行 bǎ 把 fáng dì chǎn 房地产 zuò wéi 作为 zuì 最 kě kào 可靠 de 的 zī jīn 资金 huí shōu 回收 zhī 之 yuán 源， fáng dì chǎn 房地产 zé 则 wèi 为 “ yín 银 ” zuò chāng 作伥， héng xíng wú jì 横行无忌。 Banks to the real estate as the most reliable source of funds recovered, the property is "Silver" for reckless, lawless.