昌盛 (chāng shèng) — prosperous (often used of a nation, culture, or…

Definition

Written/formal word for 'prosperous,' typically of nations, cultures, or eras. 繁荣 and 兴盛 are more common; 昌盛 sounds the most literary.

adjective

prosperous (often used of a nation, culture, or institution in formal/written Chinese)

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Zhù yuàn wǒ men de guó jiā fán róng chāng shèng.
Wish our country to be prosperous and thriving.
昌盛。
Wén huà chāng shèng shì shè huì jìn bù de zhòng yào biāo zhì.
Cultural prosperity is an important sign of social progress.
，昌盛。
Zhè ge gōng sī jīng guò duō nián fā zhǎn, rú jīn shí fēn chāng shèng.
After years of development, this company is now very prosperous.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

昌chāngflourishing

The characters 昌 and 盛 both express flourishing and abundance, so together they mean prosperous.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

昌 is made from 日 (sun) and 口 (mouth): the mouth refers to people being awakened at dawn by shouts or songs.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

成皿盛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

成

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盛 combines 成 as a sound part with 皿 as a meaning part; the 皿 side points to a vessel, which fits meanings such as hold and fill.

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