Keyword
to open
- to display
- to expand
- to stretch
- a sheet of paper
- Frequency
- #612
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
弓 (bow) gives the meaning and 长 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
张
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
主张
to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion
紧张
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
扩张
expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
夸张
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
张开
to open up; to spread; to extend
张贴
to post (a notice); to advertise
开张
to open a business; first transaction of a business day
纸张
paper
张嘴
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
嚣张
rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
张学良
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
张力
tension
张扬
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张国荣
Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
伸张
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
张口
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张飞
Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
大张旗鼓
(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
张学友
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张闻天
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
慌张
flustered; agitated
张爱玲
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张艺谋
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director