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
US state governor; governor (of a province or colony)
mayor
learn foreign skills to control foreigners
teacher; military division level commander
annual rate of growth
senior
secretary-general
exponential increase
store manager
Captain James Cook, British explorer
presiding judge
head chef; executive chef
factory director
head of provincial PRC government department
to extend; to prolong; to delay
extension cord; powerstrip; extended line
Yanchang county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
Gongchangling District, Liaoyang, Liaoning
Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city liáo yáng shì, Liaoning
arc length; length of a curve segment
arc length (the length of a curve segment)
parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)
to gossip about others; compare neighbors
to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
long; drawn-out; prolonged