Keyword
long
- lasting
- to excel in
- Frequency
- #82
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
zhǎng66%
cháng34%
Mnemonic
Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
长
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
增长
to grow; to increase
长期
long-term; for a protracted period
部长
head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister
成长
to mature; to grow; growth
市长
mayor
家长
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
长
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
校长
(college, university) president; headmaster
生长
to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
院长
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 (yuàn); chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
局长
bureau chief
长大
to grow up
秘书长
secretary-general
队长
captain; team leader
延长
to prolong; to extend; to delay
长江
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
擅长
to be good at; to be expert in
会长
president of a club, committee etc
州长
governor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor; (Australian) state premier
董事长
chairman of the board of directors
漫长
very long; endless
社长
president or director (of association etc)
长城
the Great Wall