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
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
the summer solstice
Changxing county in Huzhou hú zhōu, Zhejiang
Changxing county in Huzhou hú zhōu, Zhejiang
loquacious; to have a loose tongue
the rough (golf)
Changge county level city in Shangqiu shāng qiū, Henan
Changge county level city in Shangqiu shāng qiū, Henan
Changhong (brand)
Hydra (constellation)
single-line formation (army); fig. long line
skilled at using power and connections
to gain knowledge and experience
Tibetan long horned antelope
(coll.) to learn one's lesson
a long talk
Changfeng county in Hefei hé féi, Anhui
Changfeng county in Hefei hé féi, Anhui
to vegetate
rapid progress
(bird species of China) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)
long distance runner
marathon (sports)
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
to control from a distance (idiom)