昌 (Chāng)

surname Chang

Etymology

Originally composed of 口 (mouth) and 日 (sun), representing a call in the morning to wake people up at sunrise to start working. Based on the original meaning "call loudly", now written as 唱. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“昌,美言也。从日,从曰。一曰日光也。《詩》曰:‘東方昌矣。’,籀文昌。”

Original meaning

call loudly

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