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长cháng, zhǎng

long (length, space or time) (长度, 长夜); a strength; strong point (特长); good at (长于写作)

长 read cháng is long; read zhǎng it grows — and becomes the chief.

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Taught as one complete written unit; the header calls the formation 象形 (long hair in the classic account of 長).

single whole character · 长

long (length, space or time) (长度, 长夜); a strength; strong point (特长); good at (长于写作)

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长cháng, zhǎng

long (length, space or time) (长度, 长夜); a strength; strong point (特长); good at (长于写作)

长 read cháng is long; read zhǎng it grows — and becomes the chief.

Taught as one complete written unit; the header calls the formation 象形 (long hair in the classic account of 長).

chángTone 2
  • long (length, space or time) (长度, 长夜)
  • a strength; strong point (特长)
  • good at (长于写作)
  • 长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
  • 长江Chángjiāngthe Yangtze River
zhǎngTone 3
  • to grow (成长)
  • to increase (长知识)
  • eldest; senior (长子, 长辈)
  • a chief; leader (部长, 校长)
  • 长大zhǎngdàto grow up
  • 部长bùzhǎngminister; department head

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长cháng, zhǎng

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