What does 章 mean in Chinese?

章 (zhāng) means "chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 章?

章 is pronounced "zhāng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

Common words with 章 include 像章 (badge), 公章 (official seal), 典章 (institution), 勋章 (medal), 印章 (seal).

You can practice writing 章 using our stroke order tool.

章

zhāng

chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony)

这本书一共有十二章。

Zhè běn shū yīgòng yǒu shí'èr zhāng

This book has twelve chapters in total

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
像章	xiàng zhāng	badge
公章	gōng zhāng	official seal
典章	diǎn zhāng	institution
勋章	xūn zhāng	medal
印章	yìn zhāng	seal
周章	zhōu zhāng	effort
图章	tú zhāng	stamp
报章	bào zhāng	newspapers
宜章	Yí zhāng	Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
做文章	zuò wén zhāng	to make an issue of sth

HSK 3.0: Level 6

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

章

zhāng

chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony)

这本书一共有十二章。

Zhè běn shū yīgòng yǒu shí'èr zhāng

This book has twelve chapters in total

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
像章	xiàng zhāng	badge
公章	gōng zhāng	official seal
典章	diǎn zhāng	institution
勋章	xūn zhāng	medal
印章	yìn zhāng	seal
周章	zhōu zhāng	effort
图章	tú zhāng	stamp
报章	bào zhāng	newspapers
宜章	Yí zhāng	Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
做文章	zuò wén zhāng	to make an issue of sth