倡 Stroke Order

倡 [chàng] 1. To initiate, to propose first. - 例: 倡言，倡始。倡议。倡导。提倡。首倡 (To propose or advocate something first). 2. An ancient term for "singing" (同“唱”). 3. There are various related meanings: - 预先唱出，发声先唱 ([En.] precent) - Promote ([En.] promote) - To advocate, to initiate, to lead ([En.] advocate; initiate) - To sing ([En.] sing) - To propagate ([En.] propagate) - For more meanings, see chāng. 倡 [chāng] (as a noun) 1. The original meaning refers to a performer of singing and dancing. - 知名: 唱歌的艺人 ([En.] professional singer) 2. It broadly refers to performers of various traditional Chinese arts, also known as:倡人，倡优，倡伎，倡女，倡家，倡俳，倡排，倡妇 ([En.] musicians; actresses). 3. A term for prostitutes (also written as 娼) ([En.] prostitute). 倡 [chāng] (as an adjective) 1. Used interchangeably with 猖, meaning mad, insane, or having lost one's sanity ([En.] mad). 2. For more meanings, see chàng. Note: Historical references include poetic mentions and contexts where the term was used to refer to both performers and those with less mainstream roles in society, such as prostitutes or entertainers in the past.