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
Changshun County, Guizhou, China
Changshun County, Guizhou, China
flask
giraffe
tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
(fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth
long hair
to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey
order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)
long queue; long line (of cars, people etc)
courtesy name of guān yǔ
China's internet firewall; web censorship
defense minister; minister of defense
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Arab Emirates
the head of an institution whose name ends in yuàn
team leader; captain
fierce and ambitious character; formidable person
long life and prosperity
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence