敞
open to the view of all; spacious; to open wide; to disclose
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How 敞 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “let go”) + 尚 (phonetic, shàng)
How to remember it
spacious · Heisig RSH #345
尚 esteem + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尚
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尚 (shàng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尚 sound component | shàng | still, yet; even; fairly, rather |
| 常 | cháng | common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly |
| 党 | dǎng | political party, gang, faction |
| 堂 | táng | hall, large room; government office; cousins |
| 掌 | zhǎng | in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot |
| 赏 | shǎng | reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to experience, to experiment with |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline, to lie down |
| 棠 | táng | crabapple tree; wild plum |
| 趟 | tàng | time, occasion; to make a journey |
| 倘 | tǎng | if, supposing, in event of |
| 淌 | tǎng | to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears |
| 裳 | cháng | skirt, petticoat; beautiful |
| 惝 | chǎng | alarmed, agitated |
| 徜 | cháng | to linger, to walk back and forth |
| 绱 | shàng | the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole |
| 䠀 | chǎng | to meditate; to sit cross-legged |
| 牚 | chēng | variant of 撐|撑[cheng1] |
Words containing 敞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敞开儿 | chǎng kāi r | unrestrictedly |
| 高敞 | gāo chǎng | large and spacious |
| 敞口 | chǎng kǒu | open-mouthed (jar etc); (of speech) freely; exposure (finance) |
| 敞车 | chǎng chē | open wagon; (railway) flatcar |
| 敞开 | chǎng kāi | to open wide; unrestrictedly |
| 开敞 | kāi chǎng | wide open |
| 嘴敞 | zuǐ chǎng | to have a loose tongue; talkative |
| 张敞 | Zhāng Chǎng | Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty |
| 敞篷汽车 | chǎng péng qì chē | convertible (car) |
| 敞亮 | chǎng liàng | bright and spacious |
| 宽敞 | kuān chang | spacious; wide |
| 敞篷车 | chǎng péng chē | a convertible; open-top car |