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张
Trad. 張
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(Bushou)		 弓
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 7
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Decomp. 弓长
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Mandarin zhāng
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弓心人
Sijiao 122.3
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Level 3
张 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
Results beginning with 张
张开 zhāng kāi to open up / to spread / to extend
张贴 zhāng tiē to post (a notice) / to advertise
张扬 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
张望 zhāng wàng to look around / to peep (through a crack) / to peer at / to throw a look at
张口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张力 zhāng lì tension
张嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape
张飞 Zhāng Fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
张三 Zhāng Sān John Doe / Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
张罗 zhāng luo to take care of / to raise money / to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张狂 zhāng kuáng brash / insolent / frantic
张敏 zhāng mǐn Cheung
张华 Zhāng Huà Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
张角 Zhāng Jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
张网 zhāng wǎng stow net / gape net
张骞 Zhāng Qiān Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
张目 zhāng mù to open one's eyes wide
张宝 Zhāng Bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
张勋 zhāng xūn Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]
张皇 zhāng huáng alarmed / flustered
张挂 zhāng guà to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
张岱 Zhāng Dài Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
张籍 Zhāng Jí Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
张北 Zhāng běi Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
张斌 Zhāng Bīn Zhang Bin (1979-), CCTV sports presenter
张敞 Zhāng Cháng Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
张敞 Zhāng Chǎng Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
张弛 zhāng chí tension and relaxation
张丹 Zhāng Dān Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
张店 Zhāng diàn Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
张衡 Zhāng Héng Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
张华 Zhāng Huá Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
张惶 zhāng huáng variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2]
张量 zhāng liàng tensor (math.)
张宁 Zhāng Níng Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
张溥 Zhāng Pǔ Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4]
张秋 Zhāng Qiū Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
张群 zhāng qún Chang
张戎 Zhāng Róng Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · / Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
张湾 Zhāng wān Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
张心 zhāng xīn to be troubled / to be concerned
张旭 Zhāng Xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
张掖 Zhāng yè Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu
张嶷 zhāng yí Zhang
张仪 Zhāng Yí Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
张怡 Zhāng yí Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
张揖 Zhāng Yī Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
张震 Zhāng Zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
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张家港 Zhāng jiā gǎng Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
张家口 Zhāng jiā kǒu Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei
张爱玲 Zhāng Aì líng Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张学良 Zhāng Xué liáng Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
张静初 Zhāng Jìng chū Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
张德江 zhāng dé jiāng Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
张作霖 Zhāng Zuò lín Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
张伯伦 Zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
张之洞 Zhāng Zhī dòng Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
张居正 Zhāng Jū zhèng Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张国焘 Zhāng Guó tāo Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
张献忠 Zhāng Xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
张自忠 Zhāng Zì zhōng Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
张春桥 Zhāng Chūn qiáo Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
张闻天 Zhāng Wén tiān Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
张治中 Zhāng Zhì zhōng Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
张高丽 Zhāng Gāo lì Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
张志新 Zhāng Zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
张纯如 Zhāng Chún rú Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
张承志 zhāng chéng zhì Zhang
张若虚 Zhāng Ruò xū Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
张北县 Zhāng běi xiàn Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
张柏芝 Zhāng Bó zhī Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张成泽 zhāng chéng zé Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed
张诚泽 Zhāng Chéng zé Jang Seong-taek or Chang Sŏngt'aek (1946-), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and regent of Kim Jongeun 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]
张春帆 Zhāng Chūn fān Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
张春晖 zhāng chūn huī Zhang
张大千 Zhāng Dà qiān Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
张店区 Zhāng diàn qū Zhangdian District of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
张二鸿 Zhāng Er4 hóng Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · / Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
张国荣 Zhāng Guó róng Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张华光 zhāng huá guāng Zhang Huaguang (person name)
张华明 zhāng huá míng Zhang Huaming (person name)
张皇后 zhāng huáng hòu Empress
张惠妹 Zhāng Huì mèi A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张家界 Zhāng jiā jiè Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Da4 yong1]
张剪区 zhāng jiǎn qū transtensional region / transtensile region
张俊雄 zhāng jùn xióng Chang
张罗拏 zhāng luó ná Jang
张曼玉 Zhāng Màn yù Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
张培莉 zhāng péi lì Zhang
张彭春 zhāng péng chūn P.
张僧繇 Zhāng Sēng yóu Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
张韶涵 Zhāng Sháo hán Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
张太雷 Zhāng Tài léi Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
张天翼 Zhāng Tiān yì Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]
张廷玉 Zhāng Tíng yù Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
张湾区 Zhāng wān qū Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
张学友 Zhāng Xué yǒu Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张掖市 Zhāng yè shì Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu
张艺谋 Zhāng Yì móu Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张英胜 zhāng yīng shèng Vince
张荫桓 Zhāng Yìn huán Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
张怡宁 Zhāng Yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
张易之 Zhāng yì zhī Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
张雨生 zhāng yǔ shēng Chang
张择端 Zhāng Zé duān Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
张子夫 zhāng zǐ fū Pete
张自烈 Zhāng Zì liè Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
张牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom) / to make threatening gestures
张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé agape and tongue-tied (idiom) / at a loss for words / gaping and speechless
张灯结彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张冠李戴 Zhāng guān Lǐ dài lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another
张三李四 Zhāng sān Lǐ sì Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom) / Tom, Dick and Harry
张皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
张王李赵 Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào anyone / Mr Average / any Tom, Dick or Harry
张家港市 Zhāng jiā gǎng shì Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
张家界市 Zhāng jiā jiè shì Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan
张家口市 Zhāng jiā kǒu shì Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei
张勋复辟 Zhāng Xūn Fù bì Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne
张掖地区 Zhāng yè dì qū Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term) / Zhangye, prefecture-level city 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 shi4] (district in Gansu)
张飞打岳飞 Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei / fig. an impossible combination / an impossible turn of events (idiom)
张家口地区 Zhāng jiā kǒu dì qū Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
张力腿平台 zhāng lì tuǐ píng tái tension leg platform
张家长，李家短 Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom) / to gossip about the neighbors
张家川回族自治县 Zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
张三，李四，王五，赵六 Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù four proverbial names / Tom, Dick and Harry
Approximate Results for 张
一张 yī zhāng sheet
紧张 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
主张 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4]
扩张 kuò zhāng expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden
夸张 kuā zhāng to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous
开张 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day
嚣张 xiāo zhāng rampant / unbridled / arrogant / aggressive
纸张 zhǐ zhāng paper
慌张 huāng zhāng flustered / agitated
单张 dān zhāng flyer / leaflet / single-sheet (map etc)
伸张 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote
声张 shēng zhāng to make public / to disclose
舒张 shū zhāng to relax and expand / (physiology) diastole
铺张 pū zhāng ostentation / extravagance
乖张 guāi zhāng recalcitrant / unreasonable / peevish
更张 gēng zhāng lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again
关张 guān zhāng (of a shop) to close down / to go out of business
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舒张压 shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure
弛张热 chí zhāng rè remittent fever
十三张 shí sān zhāng Chinese poker
尾张国 Wěi zhāng guó Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya
修道张 xiū dào zhāng abbot
静脉曲张 jìng mài qū zhāng varicose veins
东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
明目张胆 míng mù zhāng dǎn openly and without fear / brazenly
大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ with great fanfare
剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom) / fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn
铺张浪费 pū zhāng làng fèi extravagance and waste (idiom)
表面张力 biǎo miàn zhāng lì surface tension
大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì to spread one's voice wide (idiom) / wide publicity
大张挞伐 dà zhāng tà fá to launch an all-out attack (idiom) / to roundly condemn / to castigate
纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
七嘴八张 qī zuǐ bā zhāng see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]
失张失智 shī zhāng shī zhì out of one's mind
虚张声势 xū zhāng shēng shì (false) bravado / to bluff
做张做势 zuò zhāng zuò shì to put on an act (idiom) / to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics
做张做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì to put on an act (idiom) / to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics
做张做致 zuò zhāng zuò zhì see 做張做智|做张做智[zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 zhi4]
扩张中心  spreading centre / spreading cell
广张罗网  net widening
权利主张  claim
不事张扬 bù shì zhāng yáng quietly / without ostentation
单张汇票 dān zhāng huì piào sola bill of exchange (international trade)
帆张风满 fān zhāng fēng mǎn sails unfurling in the wind (idiom)
过度紧张 guò dù jǐn zhāng hypertension / excessive stress
海底扩张 hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng seafloor spreading (geology)
慌慌张张 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng helter-skelter
角弓反张 jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
界面张力 jiè miàn zhāng lì interfacial tension
紧张缓和 jǐn zhāng huǎn hé detente
紧张状态 jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài tense situation / standoff
扩张洋脊 kuò zhāng yáng jǐ mid-oceanic ridge / mid-ocean ridge
里奇张量 lǐ qí zhāng liáng Ricci
女修道张 nu:3 xiū dào zhāng abbess
曲率张量 qǔ lu:4 zhāng liáng curvature
嚣张跋扈 xiāo zhāng bá hù arrogant and despotic
嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn overweening attitude / threatening manner
血脉偾张 xuè mài fèn zhāng lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom) / fig. one's blood runs quicker / to be excited
自作主张 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative
战斗紧张症  battle stress / combat stress
海底扩张轴  spreading axis
扩张型弹头  mushroom bullet / expanding bullet
感觉扩张药  consciousness expanders
海底扩张说 hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
幕张展览馆 mù zhāng zhǎn lǎn guǎn Makuhari
心脏舒张压 xīn zàng shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure
血清张力素 xuè qīng zhāng lì sù serotonin
精索静脉曲张 jīng suǒ jìng mài qū zhāng varicocele (medicine)
特定抗张强度  specific tensile strength
缓和紧张局势  relaxation of tensions
弧后扩张中心  back-arc rift / back-arc spreading centre
战斗紧张反应  battle stress reaction / battle fatigue / battle shock reaction
战斗紧张病例  battle stress case / battle stress casualty / battle shock case / battle shock casualty
拉张型大陆边  rifted continental margin / rifted margin / divergent margin / extensional continental margin
黎曼曲率张量 lí màn qǔ lu:4 zhāng liáng Riemann
文化间紧张关系  cross-cultural tension
扩展的权利主张  extended claim
扩张型离散边界  constructive divergent margin / constructive margin
紧张或战争期间  time of tension or war
相互对抗的权利主张  overlapping claims / competing claims
绿党的四个基本主张  Four Pillars of the Green Party
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 sǐ le Zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
粮农组织纸浆和纸张委员会  FAO Advisory Committee on Pulp and Paper
创伤后心理压力紧张综合症 chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
皮张和皮革产品业常设委员会  Standing Committee on the Hides, Skins, and Leather Products Industry
调查真相和伸张正义全国委员会  National Commission for Truth and Justice
亚美尼亚为灭族事件伸张正义突击队  Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
为罪行受害者伸张正义基本原则国际会议  International Conference on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime
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