Dong Chinese dictionary

zhàng

tent

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 帳.

Components

巾 Meaning component

jīn

cloth

长 Sound component

zhǎng, cháng

long

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

zhàng

tent; screen, mosquito net; covering veil; canopy; screen; variant of 賬|账[zhàng]

Most common words with 帐

Sources