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
county's head commissioner
the Great Wall
rectangle
Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
long queue; long line (of cars, people etc)
minister of foreign affairs
long and narrow
(literary) the vast sky; poor prospects in the long term
train manager; conductor
presiding judge
battalion commander
gabbro (geology)
eldest brother
long journey
long life
use others' strengths to make up your weak points
head of a kindergarten, zoo, or park
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
growth rate (esp. in economics)
teacher; military division level commander
to play to one's strengths
profound (meaning, implications etc)
year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
long-term
Changhai county in Dalian dà lián, Liaoning