zhǎng cháng

to grow; to develop; to increase

HSK 2 #109

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 109th character
Radical ⾧ (168.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 127
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

长 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
长 cháng
  1. 1. long
  2. 2. length
  3. 3. always
  4. 4. constantly
  5. 5. forever

Stroke order

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Words containing 长

Word Meaning
headmaster; (college, university) president
the Great Wall
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
to grow; growth; to mature
to grow
to extend; to prolong; to delay
long distance
one's elders; older generation
to be good at; to be expert in
very long; endless
specialty; special knowledge or ability
one's special ability or strong points; personal strength
chairman of the board; chairman
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
senior official; senior officer; commanding officer
to grow up
team leader; captain
captain (of a boat); skipper
mayor
bureau chief
(police) detective
parent or guardian of a child; head of a household
minister; head of a (government etc) department
US state governor; governor (of a province or colony)
long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
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