倡

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to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Someone 亻 who lights the way 昌; 昌 also provides the pronunciation

Components 亻昌

start · Heisig RSH #2056

人 person + 昌 prosperous

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
倡言者	chàng yán zhě	proposer
提倡者	tí chàng zhě	proponent; advocate; pioneer
战略防御倡议	zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì	strategic defense initiative (SDI)
倡导者	chàng dǎo zhě	proponent; advocate; pioneer
一倡三叹	yī chàng sān tàn	variant of 一唱三嘆\|一唱三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
倡议书	chàng yì shū	written proposal; document outlining an initiative
倡言	chàng yán	to propose; to put forward (an idea); to initiate
反腐倡廉	fǎn fǔ chàng lián	to fight corruption and advocate probity
提倡	tí chàng	to promote; to advocate
倡导	chàng dǎo	to advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
首倡	shǒu chàng	to initiate
倡议	chàng yì	to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative
倡狂	chāng kuáng	variant of 猖狂[chang1 kuang2]
倡始	chàng shǐ	to initiate