chāng娼
娼
common
noun
Meaning of 娼
娼 means prostitute; whore. Pronounced chāng.
- prostitute; whore
Character Info
Radical女
Strokes8
Stroke Order
娼
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
yǒu有
xiē些
nǚ女
xìng性
yīn因
pín贫
kùn困
ér而
lún沦
luò为
wéi娼
chāng妓
。
In ancient times, some women were forced into prostitution due to poverty.
Nà那
shì是
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
bī逼
liáng良
wéi为
chāng娼
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
。
That was the tragedy of forcing good women into prostitution in the old society.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
le了
tā她
cóng从
míng名
mén门
guī闺
xiù秀
dào到
àn暗
chāng娼
de的
bēi悲
cǎn惨
mìng命
yùn运
。
The novel describes her tragic fate from a young lady of a noble family to a secret prostitute.
Zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
céng曾
jīng经
chāng娼
jì妓
fàn泛
làn滥
。
Prostitution was once rampant in this area.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
名/ míng
Common Words
娼妓chāngjì
prostitute; sex worker
逼良为娼 / 逼良為娼bīliángwéichāng
force a virtuous woman into prostitution; metaphorically, force a good person to do evil
暗娼ànchāng
unlicensed prostitute; clandestine sex worker
娼妇 / 娼婦chāngfù
prostitute; whore (insult)
娼门 / 娼門chāngmén
brothel; house of prostitution
男盗女娼 / 男盜女娼nándàonǚchāng
men are robbers, women are prostitutes; both sexes are depraved; utterly immoral