章

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

chapter

HSK 6 N2

zhāng

ショウ

장

Possibly depicts using a blade (䇂) to engrave a block of jade. Based on the original meaning "jade ornament", now written as 璋. Later the meaning shifted to "seal" and "chapter".

Components

䇂 ancient+ ◎ characterless component =

章 chapter

䇂 Iconic component

qiān ancient

(ancient form) fault

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a block of jade.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

章

Regular

Modern

Chinese

章 [Zhāng]

surname Zhang

章 [zhāng]

chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order

Japanese

章しょう同音

noun

chapter; section
medal; badge; insignia

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

教科書の各章に約１２もの練習問題がついている。

Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.

Japanese Names

章あき

Aki female given name

章あきつぐ

Akitsugu unclassified name

章あきのり

Akinori unclassified name

章あきら

Akira female given name

章あや

Aya female given name

章かつお

Katsuo unclassified name

章かつかず

Katsukazu unclassified name

章かつなみ

Katsunami unclassified name

章かつれん

Katsuren unclassified name

章かつろ

Katsuro unclassified name

章かつろう

Katsurou unclassified name

章しょう

Shou female given namesurname

章しょうご

Shougo unclassified name

章しょうろく

Shouroku unclassified name

章しょうわ

Shouwa unclassified name

章すぐろ

Suguro unclassified name

章たかし

Takashi given name

章のり

Nori given name

章はじめ

Hajime female given name

章ふみ

Fumi female given name

章ゆき

Yuki female given name

CHINESE WORDS (149)

规章 [guīzhāng] #13,390

rule

规章 [guīzhāng] #13,390

rule

章程 [zhāngchéng] #23,218

rules

违章 [wéizhāng] #15,809

to break the rules

违章 [wéizhāng] #15,809

to break the rules

奖章 [jiǎngzhāng] #9,909

medal

139 more items

JAPANESE WORDS (127)

⭐ 慌てる [あわてる] #1,317

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised)

第一章 [だいいっしょう] #22,627

117 more items

KOREAN WORDS (8)

문장 #38,993

good writer

견장

epaulet; shoulder strap

계급장

badge of rank; ensign