章

Glyph origin

 * A chisel (, now ) piercing a piece of untreated jade (now ). Originally meaning "to treat jade", likely the original character of or.

Definitions

 * 1) chapter; section
 * 2) composition; structure
 * 3) rules; regulations; constitution; charter
 * 4) seal; stamp
 * 5) badge; medal; emblem
 * 6) order
 * 7) memorial to the throne
 * 8)  mahjong tiles
 * 9)  obvious; well-known
 * 10)  to make manifest; to display; to express
 * 11)  to commend; to praise; to distinguish
 * 12)  the cycle of 19 years approximate common multiple for the synodic month and tropical year, similar to the Metonic cycle
 * 13) . Zhang; Cheung
 * 1) order
 * 2) memorial to the throne
 * 3)  mahjong tiles
 * 4)  obvious; well-known
 * 5)  to make manifest; to display; to express
 * 6)  to commend; to praise; to distinguish
 * 7)  the cycle of 19 years approximate common multiple for the synodic month and tropical year, similar to the Metonic cycle
 * 8) . Zhang; Cheung
 * 1)  the cycle of 19 years approximate common multiple for the synodic month and tropical year, similar to the Metonic cycle
 * 2) . Zhang; Cheung
 * 1)  the cycle of 19 years approximate common multiple for the synodic month and tropical year, similar to the Metonic cycle
 * 2) . Zhang; Cheung
 * 1) . Zhang; Cheung
 * 1) . Zhang; Cheung

Descendants
Others:

Noun

 * 1) chapter; section
 * 2) badge

Compounds

 * 章魚
 * 章識
 * 章章
 * 章奏
 * 章程
 * 章表
 * 章服
 * 章法
 * 文章