章

zhāng

chapter

surname Zhang; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order

sound (音) + complete (十) = a finished chapter or official seal

Ten (十) here suggests completeness or a full measure — a chapter is a completed, ordered unit of sound and meaning. A seal or badge likewise marks something finished and official.

音+十→章
十TenSemantic
音SoundSemantic

这本书的第一章很有意思。

zhè běn shū de dì yī zhāng hěn yǒu yì si。

The first chapter of this book is very interesting.

他把文件上的印章盖好后交给了我。

tā bǎ wén jiàn shàng de yìn zhāng gài hǎo hòu jiāo gěi le wǒ。

He stamped the seal on the document and then handed it to me.

Words with 章

违章

wéi zhāng

to break the rules

吴玉章

wú yù zhāng

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

章子怡

zhāng zǐ yí

Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress

公章

gōng zhāng

official seal

奖章

jiǎng zhāng

medal

报章

bào zhāng

newspapers

闲章

xián zhāng

recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc

杂乱无章

zá luàn wú zhāng

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

零八宪章

líng bā xiàn zhāng

Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008

顺理成章

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

logical

领章

lǐng zhāng

collar insignia

麻章区

má zhāng qū

Mazhang, a district of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong

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