杖(zhàng)

HSK 7-97 strokes

a staff

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Character information

Pinyin
zhàng
Meaning
a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 杖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木丈

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 丈 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù丈zhàng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 杖 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 杖

Common words using 杖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guǎi拐zhàng杖
HSK 7-9

crutches; crutch; walking stick

Open 拐杖 page →
xíng刑zhàng杖

rod used for flogging offenders

Open 刑杖 page →
shǒu手zhàng杖

cane; CL:把[ba3]

Open 手杖 page →
gǎn擀miàn面zhàng杖

rolling pin

Open 擀面杖 page →
quán权zhàng杖

scepter

Open 权杖 page →
mó魔zhàng杖

magic wand

Open 魔杖 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 杖’s common words

拐刑手擀面权魔

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