章 (zoeng1 | zhang1) : chapter; section; order; rules; seal

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章

zoeng1

zhang1

[1] [n] piece of writing; chapter; main division of a book; section [2] [n] system; statute; organised body [3] [n] emblem; seal; stamp [4] [v] make clear; make known [5] [n] pattern; example [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 立 (#117)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

章

This word has been viewed 10717 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jan 2013 01:40

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印章 jan3 zoeng1 yin4 zhang1 = seal (the blocks used to stamp a name)

章程 zoeng1 cing4 zhang1 cheng2 = (written) rules; regulations

獎章 zoeng2 zoeng1 jiang3 zhang1 = medal, decoration

簽章 cim1 zoeng1 qian1 zhang1 = signature

文章 man4 zoeng1 wen2 zhang1 = article; essay

黨章 dong2 zoeng1 dang3 zhang1 = political party constitution

報章 bou3 zoeng1 bao4 zhang1 = newspaper

臂章 bei3 zoeng1 bi4 zhang1 = armband, armlet, shoulder emblem

圖章 tou4 zoeng1 tu2 zhang1 = seal; stamp; chop

規章 kwai1 zoeng1 gui1 zhang1 = rules; regulations
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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這篇文章包你看得點頭如搗蒜。國
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Decimal representation of this word: 章
Unicode code for this character: U+7ae0 (off-site link)

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