TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
章
ㄓㄤ · zhāng
noun — a section, chapter; a badge, seal
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A passage of music (音) played through to its close — and ten (十) is where counting ends, so the mark of completion. One full run, start to finish: 文章、章節、第一章. From a finished unit, the stamp that closes a document: 印章、徽章.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一曲(音)奏到末一拍,數到十(十)——這一章,完了。
The melody (音) reaches its last beat, the count lands on ten (十) — this section is done.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)樂章— a completed section of music
→章節、文章— chapter; a piece of writing常用
⇒印章、徽章— seal; badge — a finished mark常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension