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张
zhāng
to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
🔤 Pictophonetic:
弓 (bow) provides meaning, 长 provides pronunciation
HSK 3
7 strokes
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⿰弓长
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zhǎng
长
long, lasting; to excel in
💡 Ideographic:
Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane
4 strokes
HSK 2
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 张 (148)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
张
↗
zhāng
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
3
zhāng
张
↗
HSK 3
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
张
↗
Zhāng
surname Zhang
3
Zhāng
张
↗
HSK 3
surname Zhang
紧张
↗
jǐnzhāng
nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:[[陣|阵<zhèn>]]
4
jǐnzhāng
紧张
↗
HSK 4
nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:[[陣|阵<zhèn>]]
夸张
↗
kuāzhāng
to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / extreme / ridiculous
5
kuāzhāng
夸张
↗
HSK 5
to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / extreme / ridiculous
主张
↗
zhǔzhāng
to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
zhǔzhāng
主张
↗
HSK 5
to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
慌张
↗
huāngzhāng
confused / flustered
5
huāngzhāng
慌张
↗
HSK 5
confused / flustered
扩张
↗
kuòzhāng
expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden
6
kuòzhāng
扩张
↗
HSK 6
expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden
东张西望
↗
dōngzhāngxīwàng
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
6
dōngzhāngxīwàng
东张西望
↗
HSK 6
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
张开
↗
zhāngkāi
to open up / to spread / to extend
zhāngkāi
张开
↗
to open up / to spread / to extend
开张
↗
kāizhāng
to open a business / first transaction of a business day
kāizhāng
开张
↗
to open a business / first transaction of a business day