彰 (zhāng): clear, conspicuous, manifest
彰 (zhāng) is a Chinese character meaning “clear.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 章 (phonetic) and 彡 (semantic). It ranks #2722 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 彰 sunlight. Its radical form 彡 (bristle) appears in many related characters such as 影 (yǐng, picture), 形 (xíng, to appear), 彩 (cǎi, (bright) color).
Definitions
- clear
- conspicuous
- manifest
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 表彰verb | biǎo zhāng | to honor |
| 相得益彰phrase | xiāng dé yì zhāng | to bring out the best in each other (idiom) |
| 彰明较著phrase | zhāng míng jiào zhù | obvious |
| 彰化市 | zhāng huà shì | Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county |
| 众目昭彰 | zhòng mù zhāo zhāng | lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom) |
| 恶名昭彰phrase | è míng zhāo zhāng | infamous |
| 彰明verb | zhāng míng | to show clearly |
| 彰化县 | zhāng huà xiàn | Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan |
| 彰化proper-noun | zhāng huà | Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan |
| 彰善瘅恶 | zhāng shàn dàn è | to distinguish good and evil (idiom) |
| 彰武县 | zhāng wǔ xiàn | Zhangwu, a county in Fuxin City 阜新市, Liaoning |
| 彰显adjective | zhāng xiǎn | to put on display (sth abstract) |
| 臭名昭彰 | chòu míng zhāo zhāng | notorious for his misdeeds (idiom) |
| 欲盖弥彰phrase | yù gài mí zhāng | trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom) |
| 彰武 | zhāng wǔ | see 彰武縣|彰武县 |
彰 appears in 17 compound words: 59 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 彰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
notorious, criminals doing all kinds of crimes and make their conducts well known
to help and complement each other so both can hone their talents better
to attempt to cover up the truth but the truth becomes more apparent or further exposed
lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom); fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public
to help and complement each other so both can hone their talents better
to attempt to cover up the truth but the truth becomes more apparent or further exposed
notorious, criminals doing all kinds of crimes and make their conducts well known
Example Sentences
了解彰字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè zhāng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "彰" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
学习规划建议每日问答|怎样理解不断彰显澳门“一中心、一平台、一基地”作用
xué xí guī huá jiàn yì měi rì wèn dā zěn yàng lǐ jiě bù duàn zhāng xiǎn ào mén yī zhōng xīn , yī píng tái , yī jī dì zuò yòng
Daily Q&A on learning planning suggestions|How to understand and continuously highlight Macao's role as "one center, one platform, and one base"
推动物质文明和精神文明相得益彰
tuī dòng wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng xiāng dé yì zhāng
Promote material civilization and spiritual civilization to complement each other
激烈4轮PK决胜 彰化慈航宫年度总斗首出炉
jī liè 4 lún P K jué shèng zhāng huà cí háng gōng nián dù zǒng dǒu shǒu chū lú
Fierce 4 rounds of PK decisive Changhua Cihang Palace's annual general fight was released
Character Family
彡 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bristle radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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