涨
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zhǎng / zhàng · flood tide

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #4020
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Readings & meanings

涨 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zhǎng

to rise (of prices, rivers)

上涨shàng zhǎng · to rise
zhàng

to swell; to distend

涨红zhàng hóng · to turn red
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 涨

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zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)
zhàngto swell; to distend
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Example sentences

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Yóu jià shàng zhǎng de kě néng xìng hěn gāo.油价上涨的可能性很高。

There is a good chance that gasoline prices will go up.

Source: Tatoeba #5650425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì chǎng shàng zhǎng le bàn diǎn.市场上涨了半点。

The market rose half a point.

Source: Tatoeba #11747966 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fáng zū hěn kě néng huì shàng zhǎng.房租很可能会上涨。

Rents are likely to go up.

Source: Tatoeba #13729395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wù jià shàng zhǎng shì duō fāng yīn sù zào chéng de.物价上涨是多方因素造成的。

Several factors operated to help prices go up.

Source: Tatoeba #345810 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēng huó zhī chū jí jù shàng zhǎng.生活支出急剧上涨。

Living costs have increased rapidly.

Source: Tatoeba #4547222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wù jià shàng zhǎng le.物价上涨了。

Prices are going up.

Source: Tatoeba #332871 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 涨 in context

  1. Say zhǎng / zhàng, then recall the core meaning: flood tide.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 上涨 (shàng zhǎng), meaning “to rise”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 涨 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.