What does 娼 mean in Chinese?

娼 (chāng) means "prostitute" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 娼?

娼 is pronounced "chāng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

Common words with 娼 include 娼女 (prostitute), 娼妓 (prostitute), 娼妇 (prostitute), 娼家 (brothel), 嫖娼 (to visit prostitutes).

You can practice writing 娼 using our stroke order tool.

娼

chāng

prostitute

Radical: 女 (no. 38)

旧社会有很多娼妓。

Jiù shèhuì yǒu hěn duō chāngjì

There were many prostitutes in the old society

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
娼女	chāng nǚ	prostitute
娼妓	chāng jì	prostitute
娼妇	chāng fù	prostitute
娼家	chāng jiā	brothel
嫖娼	piáo chāng	to visit prostitutes
宿娼	sù chāng

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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