Spot 章
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
章 component
zhāng · chapter, section, writing; seal
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 章
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue章Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 章.
鄣=
+阝
障=
阝
嫜=
女
彰=
+彡
漳=
氵
獐=
犭
嶂=
山
幛=
巾
樟=
木
璋=
王
瘴=
疒
蟑=
虫
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 章 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
保障bǎozhàng
to ensure
HSK 3.0 · L6故障gùzhàngmalfunction
HSK 3.0 · L6障碍zhàng’àibarrier
HSK 3.0 · L6表彰biǎozhāngto honor
HSK 3.0 · L7-9屏障píngzhàngbarrier
HSK 3.0 · L7-9业障yè zhàngkarmic hindrance
乌烟瘴气wū yān zhàng qìbillowing smoke
众目昭彰zhòng mù zhāo zhānglit. the masses are sharp-eyed
听障tīng zhànghearing impairment
喜幛xǐ zhàngcelebratory hanging scroll
嫜zhānghusband's mother
孽障niè zhàngevil creature