漳 (zhāng): the Zhang River

Meanings

1 the Zhang River
2 (in place names) Zhang

Characters

漳

zhāng

Zhang River

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 Zhāngzhōu Shì

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)