(zhàng)

HSK 68 strokesTrad.

account

Stroke order animation

Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰贝长

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

zhàng
HSK 6

(bank, computer etc) account

Open 账户 page →
suànzhàng
HSK 7-9

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

Open 算账 page →
zhàngdān
HSK 7-9

bill

Open 账单 page →
zhànghào
HSK 7-9

account number; account; username

Open 账号 page →
zhàng

to settle an account

Open 付账 page →
dǎozhàng

unrecoverable debt; bad debt; to evade debt

Open 倒账 page →
jièzhàng

to borrow money; to take a loan

Open 借账 page →
zuòzhàng

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

Open 做账 page →

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