漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
彰: patent, clear
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
彡 carries the meaning · 章 gives the sound
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 表彰ひょうしょう(official) commendation
- 顕彰けんしょうhonouring (publicly); honoring
- 表彰状ひょうしょうじょうtestimonial; certificate of commendation
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“A touch of elegance! Imagine three fine strokes of a brush adding the final detail to a painting.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side彰 patent · 彡
vs障 hinder · ⻖In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhāng
Same form: 彰 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 彰 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 彰 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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