彰(zhāng)

HSK 7-914 strokes

clear

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Character information

Pinyin
zhāng
Meaning
clear; conspicuous; manifest
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 彰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰章彡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彡 (sunlight); 章 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

章zhāng彡shān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 彰 step by step

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

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Words with 彰

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

biǎo表zhāng彰
HSK 7-9

to honor

Open 表彰 page →
zhāng彰huà化

Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan

Open 彰化 page →
zhāng彰zhāng彰

obvious; manifest; clearly visible

Open 彰彰 page →
zhāng彰míng明

to show clearly; to make public; obvious

Open 彰明 page →
zhāng彰míng明jiào较zhù著

obvious

Open 彰明较著 page →
zhāng彰xiǎn显

to put on display (sth abstract)

Open 彰显 page →
yù欲gài盖mí弥zhāng彰

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

Open 欲盖弥彰 page →
xiāng相dé得yì益zhāng彰

to bring out the best in each other (idiom)

Open 相得益彰 page →

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表化明较著显欲盖

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