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长
Trad. 長
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)
Composition
Strokes 4
Prononciation
Mandarin zhǎng; cháng
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhang3; chang2
Kanji /
Cangjie
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心人
Sijiao 427.3
Wubi TAYI
Results for 长
长 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
长 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly
Results beginning with 长
长期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
长沙 Cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
长大 zhǎng dà to grow up
长度 cháng dù length
长江 Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
长春 Cháng chūn Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 / in northeast China
长城 Cháng chéng the Great Wall
长得 zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc)
长老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk
长久 cháng jiǔ (for a) long time
长发 cháng fà long hair
长安 Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an
长途 cháng tú long distance
长达 cháng dá to extend as long as / to lengthen out to
长远 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range
长相 zhǎng xiàng appearance / looks / profile / countenance
长官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer)
长短 cháng duǎn length / duration / accident / right and wrong / good and bad / long and short
长虹 Cháng hóng Changhong (brand)
长假 cháng jià long vacation
长出 zhǎng chū to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
长寿 cháng shòu longevity / ability to live long / long lived
长效 cháng xiào to be effective over an extended period
长叹 cháng tàn long sigh / deep sigh
长篇 cháng piān lengthy (report or speech)
长辈 zhǎng bèi one's elders / older generation
长年 cháng nián all the year round
长征 cháng zhēng expedition / long journey
长枪 cháng qiāng pike / CL:支[zhi1]
长廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]
长处 cháng chù good aspects / strong points
长者 zhǎng zhě senior / older person
长袍 cháng páo chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:件[jian4]
长线 cháng xiàn long term
长子 zhǎng zǐ eldest son
长空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term
长成 zhǎng chéng to grow up
长裙 cháng qún cheong sam (long skirt)
长满 zhǎng mǎn to grow all over
长足 cháng zú remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
长生 cháng shēng long life
长裤 cháng kù trousers
长夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression
长矛 cháng máo pike / lance / CL:把[ba3],柄[bing3]
长袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt
长跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running
长毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
长进 zhǎng jìn to make progress / progress
长衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
长孙 zhǎng sūn eldest grandson / the eldest son of one's eldest son
长于 cháng yú to be adept in / to excel at
长椅 cháng yǐ bench
长龙 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc)
长条 cháng tiáo strip
长眠 cháng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)
长笛 cháng dí (Western) concert flute
长谈 cháng tán a long talk
长靴 cháng xuē boot
长荣 Cháng róng Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate
长存 cháng cún to last for a long time / to endure / to exist forever
长崎 Cháng qí Nagasaki, Japan
长波 cháng bō longwave (radio)
长队 cháng duì line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
长女 zhǎng nu:3 eldest daughter
长片 cháng piàn feature-length film
长凳 cháng dèng pew / bench / CL:張|张[zhang1]
长庚 Cháng gēng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
长舌 cháng shé loquacious / to have a loose tongue
长幼 zhǎng yòu older and younger / seniority
长兄 zhǎng xiōng eldest brother
长诗 cháng shī long poem
长野 Cháng yě Nagano (name) / Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan
长跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
长牙 cháng yá tusk
长牙 zhǎng yá to grow teeth / to teethe
长石 cháng shí stone beam / horizontal slab of stone / feldspar or felspar (geology)
长袜 cháng wà hose / stocking
长号 cháng hào trombone
长物 cháng wù (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life / item of some value / Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]
长虫 cháng chong (coll.) snake
长机 zhǎng jī (military) lead aircraft
长逝 cháng shì to depart this life / to be no more
长钉 cháng dìng spike
长按 cháng àn to long press (a button)
长白 Cháng bái Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
长班 cháng bān (old) footman / servant
长滨 Cháng bīn Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
长柄 cháng bǐng long handle / stem
长仓 cháng cāng long position (finance)
长岛 Cháng dǎo Changdao county in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yan1 tai2], Shandong
长德 cháng dé Chotoku
长多 cháng duō good prospects in the long term (finance)
长丰 Cháng fēng Changfeng county in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui
长葛 Cháng gě Changge, county-level city in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
长棍 cháng gùn baguette
长海 Cháng hǎi Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
长技 cháng jì special skill
长乐 Cháng lè Changle, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
长岭 Cháng lǐng Changling County in Songyuan 松原[Song1 yuan2], Jilin
长宁 Cháng níng Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai
长漂 cháng piāo rafting on the Yangtze River / abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流
长平 Cháng píng Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao
长清 Cháng qīng Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong
长拳 cháng quán Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
长三 cháng sān (old) high-class prostitute
长顺 Cháng shùn Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
长泰 Cháng tài Changtai county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
长汀 Cháng tīng Changting, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
长尾 cháng wěi the long tail
长武 Cháng wǔ Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
长籼 cháng xiān long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
长兴 Cháng xīng Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
长烟 cháng yān endless mist
长揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
长垣 Cháng yuán Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
长治 Cháng zhì Changzhi prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1] / Changchih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
长至 cháng zhì the summer solstice
长毛 zhǎng máo to grow hair / to become mildewed
长男 zhǎng nán eldest son
长势 zhǎng shì how well a crop (or plant) is growing / growth
长眼 zhǎng yǎn to have eyes / (fig.) to look where one is going / to watch one's step / to be cautious
长姊 zhǎng zǐ older sister
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长三角 Cháng Sān jiǎo Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])
长方形 cháng fāng xíng rectangle
长白山 Cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
长安街 cháng ān jiē Chang'an
长距离 cháng jù lí long distance
长期性 cháng qī xìng long-term
长颈鹿 cháng jǐng lù giraffe / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
长见识 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience
长途车 cháng tú chē long-distance bus / coach
长老会 Zhǎng lǎo huì Presbyterianism
长方体 cháng fāng tǐ cuboid
长臂猿 cháng bì yuán gibbon / Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
长城卡 cháng chéng kǎ Great Wall Card (credit card issued by Bank of China)
长毛绒 cháng máo róng (textiles) plush
长明灯 cháng míng dēng altar lamp burning day and night
长舌妇 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody
长毛象 cháng máo xiàng woolly mammoth
长筒袜 cháng tǒng wà stocking / CL:雙|双[shuang1]
长统袜 cháng tǒng wà stockings
长蛇阵 cháng shé zhèn single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
长统靴 cháng tǒng xuē variant of 長筒靴|长筒靴[chang2 tong3 xue1]
长生果 cháng shēng guǒ (dialect) peanut
长轴距  long wheel base
长咀鱼  billfish
长安区 Cháng ān Qū Chang'an District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi / Chang'an District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
长白县 Cháng bái xiàn Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
长白镇 Cháng bái zhèn Changbai township, capital of Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
长鼻猴 cháng bí hóu proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey
Approximate Results for 长
x长 xzhǎng Head
增长 zēng zhǎng to grow / to increase
成长 chéng zhǎng to mature / to grow / growth
站长 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc
家长 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
校长 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president / headmaster / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
局长 jú zhǎng bureau chief / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
生长 shēng zhǎng to grow / to grow up / to be brought up
部长 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
队长 duì zhǎng captain / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4]
延长 yán cháng to prolong / to extend / to delay
院长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / president of a university / department head / dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4]
市长 shì zhǎng mayor
会长 huì zhǎng president of a club, committee etc
漫长 màn cháng very long / endless
擅长 shàn cháng to be good at / to be expert in
组长 zǔ zhǎng group leader
特长 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
片长 piàn cháng length (duration) of a film
最长 zuì cháng longest
团长 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator
所长 suǒ cháng what one is good at
所长 suǒ zhǎng head of an institute etc
班长 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4]
处长 chù zhǎng department head / section chief
专长 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability
修长 xiū cháng slender / lanky / tall and thin
学长 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate
较长 jiào cháng comparatively long
太长 tài cháng oversize
族长 zú zhǎng clan elder
厂长 chǎng zhǎng factory director
船长 chuán zhǎng captain (of a boat) / skipper
村长 cūn zhǎng village chief / village head
全长 quán cháng overall length / span
省长 shěng zhǎng governor of a province
行长 háng zhǎng bank president
道长 Dào Zhǎng Taoist priest / Daoist priest
师长 shī zhǎng military division level commander / teacher
社长 shè zhǎng president or director (of association etc)
兄长 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age
科长 kē zhǎng section chief / CL:個|个[ge4]
时长 shí cháng duration
县长 xiàn zhǎng county's head commissioner
首长 shǒu zhǎng senior official
外长 wài zhǎng foreign minister / secretary of state / minister of foreign affairs
细长 xì cháng slender
连长 lián zhǎng company commander
司长 sī zhǎng bureau chief
厅长 tīng zhǎng head of provincial PRC government department
拉长 lā cháng to lengthen / to pull sth out longer
酋长 qiú zhǎng headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir
波长 bō cháng wavelength
总长 zǒng cháng total length
总长 zǒng zhǎng name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3]
年长 nián zhǎng senior
店长 diàn zhǎng store manager
排长 pái zhǎng platoon leader / sergeant
加长 jiā cháng to lengthen
悠长 yōu cháng long / drawn-out / prolonged / lingering
区长 qū zhǎng district chief
营长 yíng zhǎng battalion commander
助长 zhù zhǎng to encourage / to foster / to foment
镇长 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff
见长 jiàn cháng to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) / Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research
伸长 shēn cháng to stretch / to extend
舰长 jiàn zhǎng commander / captain (of a warship)
议长 yì zhǎng chairman (of a legislative assembly) / speaker
身长 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure)
州长 zhōu zhǎng governor (of a province or colony) / US state governor / premier (Australian states)
狭长 xiá cháng long and narrow
财长 cái zhǎng treasurer / head of finances / minister of finance
机长 jī zhǎng captain / chief pilot
冗长 rǒng cháng long and tedious / redundant / superfluous / supernumerary / verbose (of writing)
旅长 lu:3 zhǎng Brigade Commander
乡长 xiāng zhǎng village chief / mayor (of village or township)
滋长 zī zhǎng to grow (usually of abstract things) / to yield / to develop
周长 zhōu cháng variant of 周長|周长[zhou1 chang2]
绵长 mián cháng long and continuous (coastline, sound etc) / extensive / prolonged
园长 yuán zhǎng person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 / etc
体长 tǐ cháng body length
车长  vehicle leader
瘦长 shòu cháng slim
探长 tàn zhǎng (police) detective
边长 biān cháng length (of a side, geom.)
股长 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor
深长 shēn cháng profound (meaning, implications etc)
课长 kè zhǎng section chief (of an administrative unit) / head (of a department)
庭长 tíng zhǎng presiding judge
拖长 tuō cháng to lengthen / to drag out
消长 xiāo zhǎng to ebb and rise / to decrease and then grow
防长 fáng zhǎng abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense
次长 cì zhǎng deputy chief
尊长 zūn zhǎng one's superior / one's elders and betters
久长 jiǔ cháng a long time
教长 jiào zhǎng dean / mullah / imam (Islam) / see also 伊瑪目|伊玛目[yi1 ma3 mu4]
保长 bǎo cháng (math.) distance-preserving / isometric
包长 bāo cháng packet size (computing)
保长 bǎo zhǎng head of a bao 保[bao3] in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
痴长 chī zhǎng to not be wiser despite being older / to be older than (you) by (humble)
弧长 hú cháng arc length (the length of a curve segment)
级长 jí zhǎng class president (in a school) / class captain / cohort leader
君长 jūn zhǎng (old) sovereign / tribal leader
灵长 líng cháng long life and prosperity
灵长 líng zhǎng primate (monkey, hominid etc)
慢长 màn cháng extremely long / unending
南长 Nán cháng Nanchang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
色长 sè zhǎng head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court
天长 Tiān cháng Tianchang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
亭长 tíng zhǎng ancient official title
雄长 xióng zhǎng fierce and ambitious character / formidable person
扬长 yáng cháng with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
音长 yīn cháng sound duration / length of a musical note
元长 Yuán cháng Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
子长 Zǐ cháng Zichang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
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副x长  Deputy Chief
董事长 dǒng shì zhǎng chairman of the board / chairman
秘书长 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general
增长率 zēng zhǎng lu:4 growth rate (esp. in economics)
副部长 fù bù zhǎng assistant (government) minister
副市长 fù shì zhǎng deputy mayor
副院长 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board / vice-president (of a university etc)
副校长 fù xiào zhǎng vice-principal
委员长 wěi yuán zhǎng head of a committee
理事长 lǐ shì zhǎng director general
参谋长 cān móu zhǎng chief of staff
副处长  Deputy Chief of Branch
家长会 jiā zhǎng huì parent-teacher conference / parents' association
副厅长 fù tīng zhǎng Deputy Chief of Office
检察长  Prosecutor General
打长途 dǎ cháng tú to make a long distance call
副司长 fù sī cháng Deputy Chief of Division
负增长 fù zēng zhǎng negative growth / economic recession
副队长  team subcommander
部长级 bù zhǎng jí ministerial level (e.g. negotiations)
执行长 zhí xíng zhǎng chief executive
护士长 hù shì zhǎng nursing officer / nurse officer
李长春 Lǐ Cháng chūn Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
谢长廷 Xiè Cháng tíng Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005
延长线 yán cháng xiàn extension cord / extended line / powerstrip
审判长 shěn pàn zhǎng presiding judge
南北长 nán běi cháng north-south distance
列车长 liè chē zhǎng conductor / train manager
副科长 fù kē cháng Deputy Chief of Section
顾长卫 gù cháng wèi Gu
生长素 shēng zhǎng sù auxin (plant growth hormone)
厨师长 chú shī zhǎng executive chef / head chef
酋长国 qiú zhǎng guó Emirate / Sheikdom / used as translation for country under a chief
灵长类 líng zhǎng lèi primate (monkey, hominid etc)
关云长 Guān Yún cháng courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3]
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