账(zhàng)

HSK 68 strokesTrad. 賬

account

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Character information

Pinyin
zhàng
Meaning
account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],笔
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
賬

Origin & structure

Where 账 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰贝长

In this compound, the meaning comes from 贝 (money); 长 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

贝bèi长cháng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 账 step by step

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

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Words with 账

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

suàn算zhàng账
HSK 7-9

(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts

Open 算账 page →
zhàng账dān单
HSK 7-9

bill

Open 账单 page →
fù付zhàng账

to settle an account

Open 付账 page →
dǎo倒zhàng账

unrecoverable debt; bad debt; to evade debt

Open 倒账 page →
jiè借zhàng账

to borrow money; to take a loan

Open 借账 page →
zuò做zhàng账

to keep the books; to do the accounts; (in context) to cook the books

Open 做账 page →
fēn分zhàng账

to share profits (or debt)

Open 分账 page →
dào到zhàng账

(of money) to arrive in an account

Open 到账 page →

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