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
company commander
pike
trombone
deputy chief
Minister of the Interior
one's elders and betters; one's superior
Changchun, capital of Jilin Province
female gossip; busybody
head of provincial PRC government department
head (of a department)
eldest daughter
Nagasaki, Japan
ever since a long time ago
to walk off proudly; leave without caring
slender
(military) Chief of Staff
(military) lead aircraft
long-distance coach
to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
district chief
to grow (usually of abstract things); to develop; to yield
director general
length; duration; long and short
bureau chief
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)