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章

zhāng

HSK 4 Character

What 章 means

1. chapter
2. section
3. clause
4. movement (of symphony)
5. seal
6. badge
7. regulation
8. order

Other readings

章 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Zhāngsurname Zhang

Example sentences

• 章鱼在海里。
  Zhāngyú zài hǎilǐ.
  The octopus is in the sea.
• 请读第五章。
  Read chapter five.
• 这文章是胡说。
  Zhè wénzhāng shì húshuō.
  This article is nonsense.
• 章鱼有几只手？
  Zhāngyú yǒu jǐ zhī shǒu?
  How many arms does an octopus have?
• 你看文章了没？
  You read the paper?
• 我想写篇文章。
  I want to write an article.

Words starting with 章

• 章程zhāng chéngrules; regulations; constitution
• 章节zhāng jiéchapter; section
• 章子怡Zhāng Zǐ yíZhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
• 章鱼zhāng yúoctopus
• 章士钊Zhāng Shì zhāoZhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer
• 章则zhāng zérule
• 章子zhāng ziseal; stamp
• 章回小说zhāng huí xiǎo shuōnovel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter…
• 章台zhāng táistreet name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area; red-light district
• 章贡区Zhāng gòng QūZhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 赣州市
• 章鱼烧zhāng yú shāotakoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
• 章太炎Zhāng Tài yánZhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual…
• 章丘区Zhāng qiū QūZhangqiu, a district of Jinan City 济南市
• 章鱼小丸子zhāng yú xiǎo wán zitakoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
• 章甫荐履zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚcourt crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
• 章炳麟Zhāng Bǐng línZhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual…
• 章贡Zhāng gòngsee 章贡区
• 章丘Zhāng qiūsee 章丘区

Words containing 章

• 文章wén zhāngarticle; essay; literary works
• 盖章gài zhāngto affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth
• 规章guī zhāngrule; regulation
• 违章wéi zhāngto break the rules; to violate regulations
• 乐章yuè zhāngmovement (of a symphony)
• 勋章xūn zhāngmedal; decoration
• 顺理成章shùn lǐ chéng zhānglogical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)
• 简章jiǎn zhāngconcise list of rules; brochure; pamphlet
• 印章yìn zhāngseal; signet; chop
• 篇章piān zhāngchapter; section (of a written work); passage of writing…
• 李鸿章Lǐ Hóng zhāngLi Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
• 规章制度guī zhāng zhì dùrules and regulations
• 奖章jiǎng zhāngmedal
• 公章gōng zhāngofficial seal
• 宪章xiàn zhāngcharter
• 徽章huī zhāngbadge; emblem; insignia
• 杂乱无章zá luàn wú zhāngdisordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
• 党章dǎng zhāngparty constitution
• 做文章zuò wén zhāngto make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance
• 报章bào zhāngnewspapers
• 袖章xiù zhāngarmband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
• 纪念章jì niàn zhāngmemorial badge; souvenir badge
• 图章tú zhāngstamp; seal
• 断章取义duàn zhāng qǔ yì(idiom) to quote out of context

Characters that look like 章

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拿náto hold; to seize; to catch
• 竞jìngto compete; to contend; to struggle
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 衰shuāi(bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
• 晕yūnconfused; dizzy; giddy
• 聋lóngdeaf

Sounds the same

Read zhāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 张to open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 彰clear; conspicuous; manifest
• 璋jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭
• 樟camphor; Cinnamonum camphara
• 蟑used in 蟑螂
• 漳Zhang river in Fujian
• 獐river deer; roebuck
• 嫜husband's father
• 鄣place name
• 暲bright; to rise (of sun)
• 粻food; white cooked rice
• 𫠒octopus