(zhàng)

HSK 43 strokes

measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhàng
Meaning
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻一又

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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zhàngfu
HSK 4

husband

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zhàngrén

wife's father (father-in-law); old man

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zhàng

wife's mother; mother-in-law

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lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)

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wife's mother; mother-in-law

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fāngzhàng

one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals

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