长

cháng · zhǎng

long

Radical: 长 Strokes: 4 HSK 2

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane

Meanings2 pronunciations

cháng

long

(bound form) length

(bound form) strong point; forte

(bound form) to be good at

(literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)

zhǎng

chief

head

elder

to grow

to develop

to increase

to enhance

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Words with 长 928 total

Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE长安Cháng ān deputy chief次长cì zhǎng wavelength波长bō cháng class president (in a school) · class captain · cohort leader级长jí zhǎng the monarch and his ministers · tribal chief君长jūn zhǎng

Idioms with 长 272 total Chain

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎng lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence · too far to be able to help鞭长莫及biān cháng mò jí to possess nothing except bare necessities · to live a poor or frugal life别无长物bié wú cháng wù lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) · fig. wisdom only comes with experience不经一事，不长一智bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì