Dong Chinese dictionary

zhǎng, cháng

long

Pictograph of an old person with long hair using a cane to walk.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhǎng

long; length; excel in; leader; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance

cháng

forever; always; constantly

Most common words with 長

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Sources