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章

zhāng

measure word for chapters

A thick open book with red ribbon bookmarks
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Character

章 zhāng

Strokes
11
Radical
立 — to stand
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 十 ten, tenth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 章

Example phrases

  • 这本书前两章主要介绍研究背景和方法。 Zhè běn shū qián liǎng zhāng zhǔyào jièshào yánjiū bèijǐng hé fāngfǎ. The first two chapters of this book mainly introduce the research background and methods.
  • 这本小说一共有三十章。 Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yígòng yǒu sānshí zhāng. This novel has thirty chapters in total.
  • 我昨晚读完了第五章,故事越来越精彩。 Wǒ zuówǎn dú wán le dì wǔ zhāng, gùshi yuè lái yuè jīngcǎi. I finished chapter five last night, and the story is getting more and more exciting.

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