彰 zhāng clear
clear; manifest; obvious
怎么记住“彰”: 章 chapter + 彡 hairs = clear. In chapter three the detective finds grey hairs on the coat, and from then on the killer's name is clear.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
彰 = 章 chapter + 彡 hairs
- 章 chapter meaning + sound
- 立 stand
- 早 early
- 日 sun
- 十 ten
- 彡 hairs meaning
In chapter three the detective finds grey hairs on the coat, and from then on the killer's name is clear.
How it came to be
The small seal form sets an emblem beside three strokes for bright patterns, and the emblem also gives the sound.
用法
- To make manifest/commend: 表彰 (biǎozhāng) to publicly commend, 彰显 (zhāngxiǎn) to demonstrate clearly.
- 欲盖弥彰 (yùgài-mízhāng) = the more you try to hide it, the more obvious it becomes.
- 相得益彰 (xiāngdé-yìzhāng) = to complement each other and both shine.