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Animated Stroke Order 章

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 章

章 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Center-Bottom

章

章=

4.

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5.

How to Use 章

Text, Essay, or Chapter

Refers to a written work, a section of a book, or a piece of writing.

文章 • wén zhāng • essay • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 章

章程 • zhāng chéng • regulations; constitution; statutes

HSK 6

zhāng章

chéng

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

xiě写

le了

yì一

piān篇

guān关

yú

Information

Pinyinzhāng

Meaningchapter; section; written document; seal

Strokes11

Radical立

Traditional章

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#959

Zhuyinㄓㄤ

UnicodeU+7AE0

CangjieYTJ

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A measured (十) and harmonious piece of music (音) — a chapter, seal, or clear rule.

wén文

zhāng章

essay

出口成章 • chū kǒu chéng zhāng • speak fluently and coherently / talk fluently and eloquently • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chū出

kǒu口

chéng成

zhāng章

speak fluently and coherently / talk fluently and eloquently

断章取义 • duàn zhāng qǔ yì • Taking things out of context • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duàn断

zhāng章

qǔ取

yì义

Taking things out of context

Seal, Stamp, or Badge

Refers to an official stamp, seal, or emblem used for identification or decoration.

盖章 • gài zhāng • affix one's seal; stamp • HSK 6

HSK 6

gài盖

zhāng章

affix one's seal; stamp

勋章 • xūn zhāng • Medal / badge of honor • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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xūn勋

zhāng章

Medal / badge of honor

印章 • yìn zhāng • Seal / stamp • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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yìn印

zhāng章

Seal / stamp

程

regulations; constitution; statutes

规章 • guī zhāng • rules; regulations

HSK 6

guī规

zhāng章

rules; regulations

违章 • wéi zhāng • Violate regulations

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wéi违

zhāng章

Violate regulations

杂乱无章 • zá luàn wú zhāng • chaotic and disorderly / in a mess

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zá杂

luàn乱

wú无

zhāng章

chaotic and disorderly / in a mess

顺理成章 • shùn lǐ chéng zhāng • As a matter of course / Naturally and logically

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

lǐ理

chéng成

zhāng章

As a matter of course / Naturally and logically

于

huán环

bǎo保

de的

wén文

zhāng章

。

He wrote an article about environmental protection.

tā他

kāi开

chē车

wéi违

zhāng章

le了

。

He drove illegally.

Xué学

xiào校

gěi给

yōu优

xiù秀

xué学

shēng生

bān颁

fā发

huī徽

zhāng章

。

The school awards badges to outstanding students.

qǐng请

zūn遵

shǒu守

gōng公

sī司

de的

zhāng章

chéng程

guī规

dìng定

。

Please comply with the company's regulations.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

měi每

yī一

zhāng章

dōu都

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

Every chapter of this book is very interesting.

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Characters from the same exam level.

局júoffice, bureau, situation, part
卷juànroll; examination paper
砍kǎncut; chop; hack
科kēbranch of study, department
肯kěnto agree, to consent; to be willing to
扣kòuto deduct (money)

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zhang".

漳zhāngname of a river in Henan
障zhàngobstacle, barrier, to hinder
蟑zhāngcockroach
樟zhāngcamphor tree
彰zhāngclear, evident, conspicuous
张zhāngto open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "立".

竟jìngto finish; to complete; finally; eventually
立lìto stand; to establish; to set up
竖shùvertical; upright; perpendicular
端duānend; extremity
竣jùnto complete, to finish
竭jiéto exhaust, to use up completely

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