Chinese Word: 阊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

阊 (Trad.: 閶)

Pinyin: chāng

English Definition: gate of heaven; gate of palace

Chinese Definition:
①(阊阖)ａ．传说中的天门；b．皇宫的正门；c．风名，如“阊阊风”(指西风，秋风。亦简称“阊风”)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 門

Ideographic:A heavenly 昌 gate 门; 昌 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 门 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
- 昌 [ chāng ] sunlight; good, proper; prosperous

Similar Characters: 阍闼

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	金阊	jīn chāng	Jinchang district of Suzhou city 苏州市 , Jiangsu
	金阊区	jīn chāng qū	Jinchang district of Suzhou city 苏州市 , Jiangsu

1		zàng 葬 yú 于 sū zhōu 苏州 chāng mén 阊门 nèi 内， yǐ 以 “ zhuān 专 zhū 诸 xiàng 巷 ” yǐ 以 liú niàn 留念。 Buried Chang door, with "suzhou designed to commemorate the alleys".
2		hán shān sì 寒山寺 wèi yú 位于 sū zhōu 苏州 chéng xī 城西 chāng 阊 mén wài 门外 shí lǐ 十里 fēng qiáo 枫桥 xī nán 西南 bù yuǎn chù 不远处。 Hanshan Temple is located west of Suzhou outside the gate of heaven in ten Maple short distance southwest.
3		cǐ wài 此外， hái 还 xíng chéng 形成 le 了 shí lù 石路 lǎo jiē fáng 老街坊 měi shí jiē 美食街、 shí shàng 时尚 nǚ xìng 女性 jiē 街、 hǔ qiū 虎丘 hūn shā 婚纱 jiē 街、 chāng 阊 xū 胥 lù 路 shù mǎ 数码 yī tiáo jiē 一条街 děng 等 tè sè 特色 jiē shì 街市。 In addition it also forms Shilu Old Folks Food Street Fashion Women Street Tiger Hill Wedding Garment Street Digital Goods Street and other features market streets.