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The Chinese word zhang - 长 - zhǎng
(superior in Chinese)

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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhǎng

Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced cháng. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well:
If 长 is pronounced "cháng", it means long.

English translations

superior"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to grow, to increase, older,
senior"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to acquire

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 长 ( zhǎng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( zhang / zhǎng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>superior</m> )
长 ( zhang / zhǎng ) in traditional characters
長
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 长 ( zhang / zhǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Haizi zhang gao le.
Háizi zhǎng gāo le.
 – English translation: The child has grown taller.

Character complexity
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长 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to grow up  |  elder
 
Chinese example words containing the character 长 ( zhang / zhǎng )
阿拉伯联合酋长国 ( Ālābó liánhé qiúzhǎngguó = United Arab Emirates ), 校长 ( xiàozhǎng = schoolmaster ), 增长 ( zēngzhǎng = to increase )
Other characters that are pronounced zhǎng in Chinese
掌 (palm)
More words that mean to grow in Chinese
shēng ( 生 ), shēngzhǎng ( 生长 ), zhòngzhí ( 种植 ), zī ( 滋 )

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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.

 
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