彰 — Chinese character
彰
zhāng
clear, manifest, obvious
- Pinyin
- zhāng
- Radical
- 59 ⼺ (Bristle)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 章 彡
- Formation
- pictophonetic — sunlight; meaning component 彡; sound component 章
- Japanese
- 彰 as a kanji
Common words with 彰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng | to honor; to commend |
| 彰显 (彰顯) | zhāng xiǎn | to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to |
| 相得益彰 | xiāng dé yì zhāng | to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well |
| 欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰) | yù gài mí zhāng | trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. |
| 恶名昭彰 (惡名昭彰) | è míng zhāo zhāng | infamous; notorious |
| 彰明 | zhāng míng | to show clearly; to make public |
| 臭名昭彰 | chòu míng zhāo zhāng | notorious for his misdeeds (idiom); infamous |
| 彰彰 | zhāng zhāng | obvious; manifest |
| 彰善瘅恶 (彰善癉惡) | zhāng shàn dàn è | to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil; to praise good and expose vice |
| 彰明较著 (彰明較著) | zhāng míng jiào zhù | obvious; clear for all to see |
| 众目昭彰 (眾目昭彰) | zhòng mù zhāo zhāng | lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom); fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public |
| 跌宕昭彰 | diē dàng zhāo zhāng | flowing (of prose); free |
English words written with 彰
彰 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 24
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Mencius 6B.7
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Universe
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