章zhāng

章 (zhāng) in Simplified Chinese (簡體) appears unchanged from its traditional form; it combines the standing radical 立 with the phonetic 早, picturing a person rising early to display a badge or chapter. Historically the character denoted a bright ornament or seal, later evolving to mean a section of a text or a regulation. It serves as the phonetic component in 彰 (to manifest) and 障 (to block), and appears in common words like 文章 (article) and 章程 (rules).