永昌

Yǒngchāng

popculture

Meanings

1 Yongchang (county in Jinchang, Gansu, on the ancient Silk Road)
2 Yongchang (historical reign era; also used as a personal/place name)

Characters

eternal / forever

prosperous / flourishing

Examples

永昌县位于河西走廊中部。

Yǒngchāng Xiàn wèiyú Héxī Zǒuláng zhōngbù.

Yongchang County lies in the middle of the Hexi Corridor.

永昌是甘肃著名的丝路古县。

Yǒngchāng shì Gānsù zhùmíng de Sīlù gǔxiàn.

Yongchang is a famous ancient Silk Road county in Gansu.

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history

永昌 ('eternal prosperity') was used as a reign name by multiple rebels and short-lived states, most famously by Li Zicheng's 大顺 regime (1644) that briefly overthrew the Ming. The Gansu county was named under the Yuan dynasty.

Stroke Order

永 yǒng

昌 chāng