彰
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Translingual
Han character
彰 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜十竹竹竹 (YJHHH), four-corner 02422, composition ⿰章彡)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 364, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10015
- Dae Jaweon: page 684, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 857, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5F70
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
彰 | |
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| alternative forms | 章 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 彰 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kjaŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : phonetic 章 (OC *kjaŋ, “emblem”) + 彡 (“colorful patterns”) – conspicuous.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhang
- Wade–Giles: chang1
- Yale: jāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jang
- Palladius: чжан (čžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zoeng1
- Yale: jēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: zêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: tsyang
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kjaŋ/
Definitions
彰
- clear; obvious; conspicuous
- to make manifest; to display; to express; to reveal
- to commend; to praise; to distinguish
- (literary) beautiful; brilliant; gorgeous
- a surname
Compounds
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 彰 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] |
彰󠄂 彰+ 󠄂?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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Kanji
彰
Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)←しやう (syau, historical)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)←しやう (syau, historical)
- Kun: あや (aya, 彰)、あきらか (akiraka, 彰らか)、あらわす (arawasu, 彰す)、あらわれる (arawareru, 彰れる)
- Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、あや (aya)、ただ (tada)、てる (teru)
Proper noun
- a male given name
References
Korean
Hanja
彰 • (chang) (hangeul 창, revised chang, McCune–Reischauer ch'ang, Yale chang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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