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

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Words containing 长

Word Meaning
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns luó bó tè·luó bó tè·bó ēn sī[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
learn from mistakes; gain wisdom from failure
each displays their own strengths (idiom)
the noble feel at ease; the petty worry
tribal leader; (old) sovereign
cheerleader
foreign affairs chief; secretary of state
chair (or president, speaker etc) of national congress
chief executive
Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)
not to have long to live (often fig.)
abbot
to form a long queue (idiom)
Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)
long-billed thrush bird
Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou chú zhōu, Anhui
Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou chú zhōu, Anhui
Zichang county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
Zichang county in Yan'an yán ān, Shaanxi
chief cabinet secretary (Japan)
to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
everyone has strengths and weaknesses
long and arduous journey (idiom)