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
plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
clan elder
seasonal cycle: sow, grow, harvest, store
duration
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
eldest
president of a club, committee etc
presidency (Mormon Church)
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
village head; village chief
to gossip (idiom)
headmaster; (college, university) president
rufous-fronted bushtit bird
captain; chief pilot
Prosecutor-General (Tw)
deputy chief
orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
full of noble aspiration and daring
(coll.) are you blind or something?
baguette
wavelength
to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow
profound (meaning, implications etc)
with a long history; from ancient times