zhāng

technical
noun

Meaning of 章句

章句 means chapters and sentences (in ancient books); division of classical texts into sections and phrases; exegetical study of classical texts; analysis and interpretation of ancient books (specifically Han dynasty philological method). Pronounced zhāng jù.

  • chapters and sentences (in ancient books); division of classical texts into sections and phrases
  • exegetical study of classical texts; analysis and interpretation of ancient books (specifically Han dynasty philological method)

Definitions & Examples

shū
yào
xiān
jiě
zhāng
 

Reading ancient books requires first understanding the chapters and sentences.

Lǎo
shī
jiào
men
huà
fēn
zhāng
 

The teacher taught us how to divide texts into chapters and sentences.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
de
zhāng
shí
fēn
gōng
zhěng
 

The chapters and sentences of this article are very neatly structured.