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长 cháng — “long; (zhǎng) to grow”
How to write and say the Chinese character 长 (cháng), which means long; (zhǎng) to grow — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 cháng
Meaning · 意思 long; (zhǎng) to grow
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 长 (long)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
长 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane.
A common word常用词
长城
the Great Wall
Example sentence例句
大象的鼻子长长的。
An elephant's trunk is so long.
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