Spot 长
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
长 component
zhǎng · long, lasting; to excel in
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 长
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue长Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 长 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
张=
弓
账=
贝
胀=
⺼
伥=
亻
苌=
艹
怅=
忄
帐=
巾
枨=
木
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 长 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
张zhāng
surname Zhang
HSK 3.0 · L3结账jiézhàngto settle accounts
HSK 3.0 · L4紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
HSK 3.0 · L4账号zhànghàoaccount number
HSK 3.0 · L5账户zhànghùbank account
HSK 3.0 · L5夸张kuāzhāngto exaggerate
HSK 3.0 · L6账单zhàngdānbill
HSK 3.0 · L6主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
HSK 3.0 · L6东张西望dōngzhāng-xīwàngto look in all directions
HSK 3.0 · L7-9慌张huāngzhāngflustered
HSK 3.0 · L7-9开张kāizhāngto open a business
HSK 3.0 · L7-9扩张kuòzhāngexpansion
HSK 3.0 · L7-9