Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 章 represents the sound.
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Similar Characters
全 whole玛 agate stone (simp)玫 rose环 jade ring or bracelet (simp)玺 imperial (simp)珍 rare珏 pieces瑞 auspicious瑩 lustrous (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)瑰 marvelous璧 piece of jade環 ring (trad/jp)璺 Porcelain A Crack璽 imperial signet (trad/jp)莹 luster (simp)鈺 rare treasure (trad)钰 rare (simp)宝 treasure (jp)弄 play with
Historical Evolution
璋
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
璋
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
璋
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
璋
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
璋
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
璋
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
璋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
璋 [zhāng]
ancient stone ornament
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
璋 あきら
Akira surnamegiven name
璋 しょう
Shou surnamegiven name
璋 たまき
Tamaki female given name