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长

zhǎng, cháng

long

Pictograph of an old person with long hair using a cane to walk. The simplified character 长 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 長.

Evolution

长 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
长 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

长 (長) 

zhǎng

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

长 (長) 

cháng

forever; always; constantly

Most common words with 长
Freq.
Word
Meaning

长

chief

长官

senior official

增长

to grow

长期

long term

成长

to mature

Component uses

Sound component in 8 characters (1 verified)

张 帐 胀 账 怅 苌 伥 枨

Statistics

HSK level 2

Appears in 94.5539% of movies

190th most common character in movies

109th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Traditional

長

Unicode

U+957F


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