长(cháng)

HSK 24 strokesTrad. 長
Readingschángzhǎng

long

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Character information

Pinyin
cháng / zhǎng
Meaning
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
長

Origin & structure

Where 长 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻？一

Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 長: An old man with long hair and a cane

How to write 长 step by step

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

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Words with 长

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

sī司zhǎng长
HSK 6

bureau chief

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yī一jì技zhī之cháng长
HSK 7-9

proficiency in a particular field (idiom)

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yī一cháng长yī一duǎn短
HSK 7-9

(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded

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xiū修cháng长
HSK 7-9

slender

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quán全cháng长
HSK 7-9

overall length

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rǒng冗cháng长
HSK 7-9

long and tedious

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jiǔ久cháng长

a long time

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tíng亭cháng长

ancient official title

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