长 cháng long
long; length
cháng (long) and zhǎng (to grow; chief) - 很长 hěn cháng, 长大 zhǎngdà
How it came to be
A figure with hair streaming down past the shoulders, and in older forms a stick to lean on. Hair that long takes a life to grow, so one character means long, old and grown up.
How it is used
- Two readings. cháng = "long" (length/duration) - 很长 (hěn cháng) very long, 长时间 (cháng shíjiān) a long time.
- zhǎng = "to grow" or "chief/elder" - 长大 (zhǎngdà) grow up, 校长 (xiàozhǎng) principal, 家长 (jiāzhǎng) parent/guardian.
Characters built with 长
Words with 长
- 校长xiàozhǎngprincipal (of school, college or university)HSK 3
- 增长zēngzhǎngto growHSK 4
- 家长jiāzhǎnghead of a householdHSK 4
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptainHSK 4
- 院长yuànzhǎnghead of an institutionHSK 4
- 延长yánchángYanchang county in Yan'an 延安, ShaanxiHSK 5
- 成长chéngzhǎngto matureHSK 5
- 擅长shànchángto be good atHSK 5
- 生长shēngzhǎngto growHSK 5
- 长久chángjiǔlong-timeHSK 5
- 长处chángchùgood aspectsHSK 5
- 长度chángdùlengthHSK 5
- 长期chángqīlong termHSK 5
- 长远chángyuǎnlong-termHSK 5
- 长途chángtúlong distanceHSK 5
- 漫长mànchángvery longHSK 6
- 特长tèchángpersonal strengthHSK 6
- 长寿chángshòulongevityHSK 6
- 长短chángduǎnlengthHSK 6
- 长辈zhǎngbèione's eldersHSK 6
- 一技之长yíjìzhīchángproficiency in a particular field (idiom)HSK 7
- 专长zhuānchángspecialtyHSK 7
- 修长xiūchángslenderHSK 7
- 天长地久tiāncháng-dìjiǔenduring while the world lasts (idiom)HSK 7
- 师长shīzhǎngmilitary division level commanderHSK 7
- 长效chángxiàoto be effective over an extended periodHSK 7
- 长期以来chángqīyǐláifor a long timeHSK 7
- 长相zhǎngxiàngappearanceHSK 7
- 长足chángzúremarkableHSK 7
- 冗长rǒngchánglong and tediousHSK 8
- 土生土长tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng(of people) born and raised in the localityHSK 8
- 揠苗助长yàmiáo-zhùzhǎngto ruin things through impatience (idiom); to force growthHSK 8
- 源远流长yuányuǎn-liúchángliterally source is distant and the flow is longHSK 9
- 董事长dǒngshìzhǎngchairman of the board of directorsHSK 9
- 长征chángzhēngLong MarchHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这条路很长 Zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng.This road is very long.
- 我的儿子长高了。 Wǒ de érzi zhǎng gāo le.My son has grown tall.
- 他长得很矮。 Tā zhǎng de hěn ǎi.He is short.
- 姐妹俩长得很像。 Jiěmèi liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.The sister look very much alike.