張
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zhāng · to display

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

弓Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 張

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Example sentences

Notice where 張 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng tā zhǐshì tài jǐn zhāng le.我想他只是太緊張了。

I think he was just too nervous.

Source: Tatoeba #13543569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào zhāng qù tè lǐ ěr de piào.我想要張去特里爾的票。

I would like a ticket to Trier.

Source: Tatoeba #10621027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì zhāng wǒ quán jiā de zhào piàn.這是一張我全家的照片。

This is a picture of my family.

Source: Tatoeba #895620 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài nà lǐ yào le yì zhāng zhuōzi.我在那裡要了一張桌子。

I asked for a table over there.

Source: Tatoeba #941147 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā pāi le zhāng quán jiā fú de zhào piàn.他拍了張全家福的照片。

He took a photograph of the family.

Source: Tatoeba #881713 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì zhāng wǒ de quán jiā fú zhào piàn.這是一張我的全家福照片。

This is a picture of my family.

Source: Tatoeba #895622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 張 in context

  1. Say zhāng, then recall the core meaning: to display.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 張 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.