zhāng

technical
archaic

Meaning of

璋 means an ancient ceremonial jade tablet shaped like half a gui. Pronounced zhāng.

  • an ancient ceremonial jade tablet shaped like half a gui

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Nòng
zhāng
zhī

The joy of having a son (literally: the joy of playing with a jade tablet).

Guī
zhāng
shì
dài
zhòng
yào
de
 

The gui and zhang were important ritual objects in ancient times.

Zhè
jiàn
zhāng
chū
chuān
Sān
xīng
duī
 

This jade zhang was excavated from Sanxingdui in Sichuan.