昭彰 (zhāo zhāng) — clear, evident, manifest (often used in formal or negative contexts)

Definition

Literary/written verb meaning 'clearly evident, manifest' — used mainly in formal phrases like 罪孽昭彰 or 昭彰若揭, not in everyday speech.

verb
clearevidentmanifest (often used in formal or negative contexts)

Examples

  • 昭彰，。
    Tā de zuì xíng zhāo zhāng, wú fǎ dǐ lài.
    His crimes are evident and cannot be denied.
  • 昭彰，。
    Shì shí zhāo zhāng, bù róng zhì yí.
    The facts are clear and beyond doubt.
  • 昭彰，。
    Tā de cái néng zhāo zhāng, dà jiā dōu fēi cháng pèi fú.
    His talent is evident, and everyone greatly admires him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

昭zhāobright or clear
彰zhāngmanifest or evident

昭 means bright or clear, and 彰 means manifest or evident; together they stress being plainly visible.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào昭zhāo
Same sound today

昭 combines 日, meaning sun, with 召, which provides the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shāncolorful patterns
Sound part声符shēngfú
章
章zhāng彰zhāng
Same sound today

彰 uses 章, an emblem, for its sound, and 彡, colorful patterns, to show something conspicuous.

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