- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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长
长
⾧Radical 168 · 4 strokes
to grow
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)7 meanings#1042
MEANING7 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to grow
中逐渐变大或变多zhújiàn biàn dà huò biàn duō
- 。
My child has grown up.
- 貳动verb
to increase
中变大，增加，变多biàn dà、zēngjiā、biàn duō
- 。
My hair has grown long.
- 參形adjective
elder
中年纪大的；上面的；最大的niánjì dà de；shàngmiàn de；zuì dà de
- 。
He is the tallest student in our class.
- 肆名noun
chief
中某个部门或小组的负责人mǒugerù bùmén huò xiǎozǔ de fùzérénrén
- 。
He is our minister.
- 伍名noun
head
中领导某个部门或组织的人lǐngdǎo mǒugerùmèn huò zǔzhī de rén
- 。
He is the class monitor of our class.
- 陸动verb
to enhance
中变得更大或更多；增加发展biàn de gèng dà huò gèng duō; zēngjiā fāzhǎn
- 。
He wants to grow taller.
- 柒动verb
to develop
中逐渐扩大、增长或发展zhújiàn kuòdà、zēngzhǎng huò fāzhǎn
- 。
The child has grown up.
长
⾧Radical 168 · 4 strokes
(bound form) length
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)5 meanings#1042
MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(bound form) length
中东西从一端到另一端的距离dōngxi cóng yīduān dào lìng yīduān de jùlí
- ？
How long is this skirt?
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 300。
That river is 300 kilometers long.
- 貳形adjective
long
中距离或时间从开始到结束的范围比较大jùlí huò shíjiān cóng kāishǐ dào jiéshù de fànwéi bǐjiào dà
- 。
This river is very long.
- 參动verb
(bound form) to be good at
中在某方面有特别的本领或能力zài mǒu fāngmiàn yǒu tèbié de běnlǐng huò nénglik
- 。
He is skilled at mathematics.
- 肆名noun
(bound form) strong point; forte
中某人擅长或做得特别好的地方mǒurén shàncháng huò zuòdehuǎ de tèbié hǎo de dìfang
- 。
His strength is mathematics.
- 伍形adjective
(literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
中多出来的；不需要的duō chūlái de；bù xūyào de
- 。
He has many strengths.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS长
Traditional長
MEANING7 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to grow
中逐渐变大或变多zhújiàn biàn dà huò biàn duō
- 。
My child has grown up.
- 貳动verb
to increase
中变大，增加，变多biàn dà、zēngjiā、biàn duō
- 。
My hair has grown long.
- 參形adjective
elder
中年纪大的；上面的；最大的niánjì dà de；shàngmiàn de；zuì dà de
- 。
He is the tallest student in our class.
- 肆名noun
chief
中某个部门或小组的负责人mǒugerù bùmén huò xiǎozǔ de fùzérénrén
- 。
He is our minister.
- 伍名noun
head
中领导某个部门或组织的人lǐngdǎo mǒugerùmèn huò zǔzhī de rén
- 。
He is the class monitor of our class.
- 陸动verb
to enhance
中变得更大或更多；增加发展biàn de gèng dà huò gèng duō; zēngjiā fāzhǎn
- 。
He wants to grow taller.
- 柒动verb
to develop
中逐渐扩大、增长或发展zhújiàn kuòdà、zēngzhǎng huò fāzhǎn
- 。
The child has grown up.
长
Traditional長
MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(bound form) length
中东西从一端到另一端的距离dōngxi cóng yīduān dào lìng yīduān de jùlí
- ？
How long is this skirt?
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 300。
That river is 300 kilometers long.
- 貳形adjective
long
中距离或时间从开始到结束的范围比较大jùlí huò shíjiān cóng kāishǐ dào jiéshù de fànwéi bǐjiào dà
- 。
This river is very long.
- 參动verb
(bound form) to be good at
中在某方面有特别的本领或能力zài mǒu fāngmiàn yǒu tèbié de běnlǐng huò nénglik
- 。
He is skilled at mathematics.
- 肆名noun
(bound form) strong point; forte
中某人擅长或做得特别好的地方mǒurén shàncháng huò zuòdehuǎ de tèbié hǎo de dìfang
- 。
His strength is mathematics.
- 伍形adjective
(literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
中多出来的；不需要的duō chūlái de；bù xūyào de
- 。
He has many strengths.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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