倡

singer, initiate

倡 is composed of 人(a man) and 昌(singing under the sun), the original meaning of 倡 is actor or singer. When an actor or singer is popular, he or she will become an idol for the others to imitate, so 倡 also has the meaning of initiating or proposing someone to do something.

Vocabulary of 倡

  • 倡導 (initiate)
  • 倡議 (propose)
  • 倡優 (actor or singer in ancient China)

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