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
the long tail
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
large-tailed nightjar bird
long-tailed sibia bird
long-tailed minivet bird
long-tailed rosefinch bird
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
common tailorbird; a small songbird
long-tailed jaeger seabird
long-tailed broadbill bird
(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
grey-bellied wren-babbler bird
long-tailed parakeet
Truong Son Mountains between Vietnam and Laos
Long Island Iced Tea
Changdao county in Yantai yān tái, Shandong
Changling county in Songyuan sōng yuán, Jilin
Changling county in Songyuan sōng yuán, Jilin
Changping, place in Shanxi; ancient battle site
Battle of Changping, Qin defeat of Zhao
older and younger; seniority
Venus seen in the evening; evening star
unit of length
length indicator
Chotoku