场

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large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 meaning “earth” + 昜 sound ( yáng )

Components 土勿

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土 soil + piglets

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
机场	jī chǎng	airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum…
商场	shāng chǎng	shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world
场地自行车	chǎng dì zì xíng chē	track bike; track cycling
拉场子	lā chǎng zi	(of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc); (fig…
多头市场	duō tóu shì chǎng	bull market
市场化	shì chǎng huà	marketization
国外市场	guó wài shì chǎng	foreign market
空头市场	kōng tóu shì chǎng	bear market
场子	chǎng zi	(coll.) gathering place; public venue
分会场	fēn huì chǎng	sub-venues
场区	chǎng qū	(sports) section of a court or playing field; (computer chip manufacture) field area
市场	shì chǎng	marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
外场人	wài cháng rén	sophisticated, worldly person; man of the world
开场白	kāi chǎng bái	prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
中场	zhōng chǎng	(historical) middle period of a tripartite provincial exam; half-time; intermission; (spor…
场地	chǎng dì	space; site; place; sports pitch
一场空	yī cháng kōng	all in vain; futile
场儿	chǎng r	see 場子\|场子[chang3 zi5]
海星机场	hǎi xīng jī chǎng	nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場\|北京大兴国际机场[Bei3 jing1 Da4 xing1 Gu…
下场门	xià chǎng mén	exit door (of the stage)

Characters sharing the sound component 昜 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
昜 sound part	yáng	bright, glorious; to expand, to open up
汤	tāng	soup, gravy, broth; hot water
扬	yáng	to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
肠	cháng	intestines; emotions; sausage
畅	chàng	freely, smoothly; unrestrained
殇	shāng	to die young; national mourning
疡	yáng	sore, ulcer; infection
觞	shāng	wine cup; to propose a toast; feast
炀	yáng	to scorch, to roast, to melt
饧	xíng	syrup, molasses, malt sugar; sticky