zhǎng cháng

to grow; to develop; to increase

Character data

Radical ⾧ (168.0)
Strokes 8
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

長 zhǎng
  1. 1. to grow
  2. 2. to develop
  3. 3. to increase
  4. 4. to enhance
  5. 5. elder
  6. 6. head
  7. 7. chief
長 cháng
  1. 1. long
  2. 2. length
  3. 3. always
  4. 4. constantly
  5. 5. forever

Stroke order

長 stroke order diagram

Words containing 長

Word Meaning
long-distance running
long distance runner
long distance
marathon (sports)
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
one's elders; older generation
to control from a distance (idiom)
long distance
long-distance coach
long distance network
long distance call charge
long and difficult trek
long-distance bus; coach
long-distance call
to depart this life; to be no more
to make progress; progress
to extend as long as; to lengthen out to
long-term; long-range
Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan; Nagano (name)
Nagano prefecture, Japan
spike
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
Changyang County in Hubei
line (i.e. of people waiting); queue
boot