账
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zhàng · accounts, bills

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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

8Total 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.

贝Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 账

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zhàngWords pronounced zhàng
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Example sentences

Notice where 账 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yǒu yí gè tuī tè zhàng hào.我有一个推特账号。

I have a Twitter account.

Source: Tatoeba #9544130 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rènwéi nǐ yīnggāi zài zhè lǐ kāi gè zhàng hù.我认为你应该在这里开个账户。

I think you should open an account here.

Source: Tatoeba #5551197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rènwéi nǐ yào kàn zhàng dān.我认为你要看账单。

I guess you want to see the bill.

Source: Tatoeba #9408613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yínháng zhàng hù lǐ méi liú xià qián.我的银行账户里没留下钱。

There is no money left in my bank account.

Source: Tatoeba #5780600 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng bǎ tā chōng rù wǒ de zhàng hù.请把它充入我的账户。

Please add it to my account.

Source: Tatoeba #332438 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuó tiān tíng yòng le tuī tè zhàng hù.我昨天停用了推特账户。

I deactivated my Twitter account yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #9544140 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 账 in context

  1. Say zhàng, then recall the core meaning: accounts, bills.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 结账 (jié zhàng), meaning “to settle accounts”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 账 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.