漳 (zhāng): the Zhang River

Meanings

1 the Zhang River
2 (in place names) Zhang

Characters

漳

zhāng

Zhang River

Examples

漳河发源于山西，流入河北。

Zhāng Hé fāyuán yú Shānxī, liú rù Héběi.

The Zhang River rises in Shanxi and flows into Hebei.

福建的漳州以水仙闻名。

Fújiàn de Zhāngzhōu yǐ shuǐxiān wénmíng.

Zhangzhou in Fujian is famous for its narcissus flowers.

Tips

culture

漳 is used almost only in geographic names. The 漳河 (Zhang River) runs through Shanxi, Hebei and Henan, and the port city 漳州 in Fujian — known for narcissus and oolong tea — both carry this character.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The three-drop water radical, the left-side form of 水. It marks 漳 as the name of a river, the same way the water radical names 江 and 河.

phonetic

章 zhāng

chapter (phonetic)

Supplies the sound. Standalone 章 means a chapter or seal; here it gives the exact zhāng reading and carries no meaning into the river name 漳.

Stroke Order

漳 zhāng

Related Words

漳州市 ZhāngzhōuShì

Zhangzhou (prefecture-level city in southern Fujian)

江 jiāng HSK 4 #7,445

river (large) / the Yangtze River (when used alone)

回归 huíguī HSK 7-9 #4,369

to return / to revert / to come back (to a state or place)

地位 dìwèi HSK 4 #4,157

position; status; standing / rank; place (in society)

参观 cānguān HSK 2 #4,147

to visit (a place) / to tour

家乡 jiāxiāng HSK 3 #3,987

hometown; native place / homeland

返回 fǎnhuí HSK 5 #3,816

to return to; to go back / to get back to (a place or state)

代替 dàitì HSK 4 #3,556

to replace / to substitute / to take the place of

赶到 gǎndào HSK 3 #3,225

to rush to; to hurry to (a place) / to arrive in a hurry

放到 fàngdào HSK 3 #3,106

to put (somewhere); to place at / to leave (until a time)