金昌 (Jīn chāng) — Jinchang, a city in Gansu province, China

Definition

noun

Jinchanga city in Gansu provinceChina

金昌。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Jīn chāng lǚ yóu.
I plan to travel to Jinchang next year.
金昌，。
Jīn chāng Zài gān sù shěng, yǐ kuàng chǎn wén míng.
Jinchang is in Gansu province, known for mineral resources.
金昌。
Cóng lán zhōu dào Jīn chāng zuò huǒ chē dà gài yào wǔ gè xiǎo shí.
From Lanzhou to Jinchang, it takes about five hours by train.

Characters in this word

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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.