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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=38|rad=女|as=08|sn=11|four=46460|canj=VAA|ids=⿰女昌}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0263.400|dkj=06376|dj=0530.270|hdz=21057.150|uh=5A3C|ud=23100|bh=B140|bd=45376}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=倡}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym|菖}}

===Etymology===
From {{och-l|倡|performer|id=1}}. Cognate with {{och-l|唱|to sing}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=chāng
|m-s=
|c=coeng1
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=chhông
|j=
|mb=
|md=
|mn=xm,qz,tw:chhiong/zz:chhiang/tw:chhang
|mn-t=ciang1
|w=
|x=
|cat=n
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[prostitute]]
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[female]] [[performer]] of [[song]] and [[dance]]
#: {{syn|zh|妓}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|妓女}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|娼夫|倚門之娼|娼優|娼根|娼寮|娼婦|公娼|嫖娼|土娼|娼妓|娼店|私娼|男盜女娼|暗娼|迫良為娼|逼良為娼}}

{{C|zh|Occupations|Prostitution}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=女08}}

# [[prostitution]]

====Readings====
* {{ja-readings
|goon=しょう
|kanon=しょう
|kun=あそびめ
}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|娼}}. {{hanja-hunmong|챠ᇰ|chyang|人類#중03A}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|창}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|창녀|창}}

# {{hanja form of|창|[[prostitute]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|창녀|娼女}}
* {{ko-l|창부|娼婦}}
* {{ko-l|사창|私娼}}
* {{ko-l|가창|街娼}}
* {{ko-l|남창|男娼}}
* {{ko-l|공창제|公娼制}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|2276}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=xướng|rs=女08}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=女08}}