账 zhàng accounts
accounts; bills
How to remember 账: 贝 sea shell + 长 long = accounts. The beach café owner counts the coins in a sea shell and frowns at the long list of accounts still to pay.
Component breakdown
账 = 贝 sea shell + 长 long
- 贝 sea shell
- 长 long
The beach café owner counts the coins in a sea shell and frowns at the long list of accounts still to pay.
How it is used
- 'Account, bill, debt'. 结账 (jiézhàng) = to settle the bill / check out: 服务员，结账! (fúwùyuán, jiézhàng!) waiter, the check please.
- 账户 (zhànghù) / 账号 (zhànghào) = a bank or online account/account number; 账单 (zhàngdān) = a bill/statement.
- 算账 (suànzhàng) = to settle accounts, figuratively 'to get even with someone'.