章 zhāng chapter
badge; chapter; section; seal; regulation
How to remember 章: 立 stand + 早 early = chapter. The scouts stand in line early in the morning, and the leader reads aloud the next chapter of their adventure book.
Component breakdown
章 = 立 stand + 早 early
- 立 stand
- 早 early
- 日 sun
- 十 ten
The scouts stand in line early in the morning, and the leader reads aloud the next chapter of their adventure book.
How it came to be
The sound block, with a stroke drawn across its bottom. The stroke is the stop: a piece of music with its end marked, which is a movement, and then any finished section.
How it is used
- A chapter/section, and a seal/badge. 文章 (wénzhāng) an article/essay, 章节 (zhāngjié) chapters and sections.
- 印章 (yìnzhāng) = a name-seal/stamp; 规章 (guīzhāng) rules and regulations.
- 顺理成章 (shùnlǐ-chéngzhāng) = to follow naturally/logically, a common idiom.
Characters built with 章
Words with 章
- 文章wénzhāngarticleHSK 4
- 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(of one's speech) eloquentHSK 7
- 印章yìnzhāngsealHSK 7
- 杂乱无章záluàn-wúzhāngdisordered and in a mess (idiom)HSK 7
- 章程zhāngchéngrulesHSK 7
- 规章guīzhāngruleHSK 7
- 顺理成章shùnlǐ-chéngzhānglogicalHSK 7
- 勋章xūnzhāngmedalHSK 8
- 断章取义duànzhāng-qǔyìto quote out of contextHSK 8
- 违章wéizhāngto break the rulesHSK 9
Example sentences
- 她在报纸发表了一篇文章。 Tā zài bàozhǐ fābiǎole yì piān wénzhāng.He published an article in the newspaper.
- 他在报纸发表了一篇文章。 Tā zài bàozhǐ fābiǎole yì piān wénzhāng.He published an article in the newspaper.