Pronunciation: cháng/shāng
Meaning:
cháng: a skirt worn in ancient China
shāng: clothing/garments
Etymology:
Valued 尚 (also phonetic) clothing 衣. (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 裳 (the same)

Found in:
Bai JuYi's 长恨歌

Word of the day on: 08.02.09