Memory phrase for the character: 长


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Meaning

length, long, elder

Pronunciation

cháng, zhǎng

Explanation

Simplified from 長 which showed the long mane/hair in the wind and feet of a galloping horse

Mnemonic


 
The long mane in the wind of a galloping horse stands for: 'long'.

Radicals

longThis radical is similar to horse 馬 and can be understood as a galloping horse with the horse's long mane blowing in the wind.




 Vocabulary

长柄大镰刀 cháng bǐng dà lián dāo  scythe
长崎 Cháng qí  Nagasaki, Japan
长凳 cháng dèng  pew; bench
擅长 shàn cháng  to be good at; to be expert in
长袍 cháng páo  gown
长臂猿 cháng bì yuán  gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
黑冠长臂猿 hēi guān cháng bì yuán  black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)
长姊 zhǎng zǐ  older sister
长衫 cháng shān  long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
悠长 yōu cháng  long; drawn-out; prolonged; lingering
滋长 zī zhǎng  to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield; to develop
滋长 zī zhǎng  


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