昌 chāng — what the character means in a Chinese name

What 昌 means in a Chinese namechāng

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tier B

兴盛；美好。

To flourish — of a house, a line, an age.

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克昌厥后 Making what comes after you prosper

燕及皇天，克昌厥后。

It reaches up to great Heaven, and can make those who come after prosper.

诗经 · 雝 · our translation

Here 昌 is transitive: to make those who come after flourish. 「克昌厥后」是能使后代昌盛。「昌」在这里是动词——让后面的人过得好。

昌盛永昌昌之昌明世昌

In a name

Making those who come after do well.

「昌」是让后面的人过得好。

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