文章

文

wén

章

zha̅ng

article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]

Characters and words in 文章

文

wén = w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

文 = 乂 + 亠 : Mnemonic symbol: a thick book.

Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.

章

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

surname Zhang

章

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order

章 = 早 + 立 : Mnemonic symbol: a section sign. James II of England (zh) wakes up with a jolt as his alarm clock (早) goes off in front of the anglepod (ang1). Panicked he tries to smash it with a big section sign (章), but instead he just smashes the invaluable vase (早) next to it.