(zhāng)

15 strokes

camphor

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhāng
Meaning
camphor; Cinnamonum camphara
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木章

In this compound, the meaning comes from (tree); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhāng

Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is lo…

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zhāng

Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border

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zhāngshù

see 樟树市

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zhāngnǎo

camphor C10H16O

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Zhangshu, a county-level city in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi

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