Character data

HSK 2

FREQUENCY 1242nd character

RADICAL ⼀ (1.2)

STROKES 3

INDEX # 33

丈 zhàng

husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

HSK 2 #1242

Character data

HSK	2
Frequency	1242nd character
Radical	⼀ (1.2)
Strokes	3
Index #	33

Definitions

丈 zhàng

1. husband
2. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
3. polite appellation for an older male
4. to measure

Stroke order

Words containing 丈

Word	Meaning
姑丈 gū zhàng	husband of paternal aunt
岳丈 yuè zhàng	father-in-law (wife's father)
市丈 shì zhàng	zhang (Chinese unit of length equal to 3⅓ meters)
师丈 shī zhàng	teacher's husband
師丈 shī zhàng	teacher's husband
树高千丈，落叶归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， luò yè guī gēn	No matter how far you go, you return home
樹高千丈，落葉歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， luò yè guī gēn	however far you go, you return to your roots
树高千丈，叶落归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， yè luò guī gēn	no matter how far you go, you return home
樹高千丈，葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， yè luò guī gēn	people return home in the end; remember roots
无毒不丈夫 wú dú bù zhàng fu	a real man must be somewhat ruthless
無毒不丈夫 wú dú bù zhàng fu	a real man must be ruthless; harsh to succeed
男子汉大丈夫 nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu	(coll.) he-man
男子漢大丈夫 nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu	(coll.) he-man
老丈 lǎo zhàng	sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
万丈 wàn zhàng	lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep
萬丈 wàn zhàng	lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep
万丈高楼平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ	towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ	towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ ， mó gāo yī zhàng	evil grows as good grows; never-ending struggle
魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng ， dào gāo yī chǐ	evil rises faster than good; fight never ends

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