Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “zhang”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
zhāng
张
zhāng
章to display
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3zhāng
張chapter, section, writing
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6zhāng
鄣to display
11 strokeszhāng
嫜an ancient city in Jiangsu province
13 strokeszhāng
彰husband's mother
14 strokeszhāng
漳clear, manifest, obvious
14 strokeszhāng
獐a river in Henan province
14 strokeszhāng
樟roebuck, hornless river deer
14 strokeszhāng
璋camphor tree
15 strokeszhāng
蟑jade plaything
15 strokeszhāng
鱆cockroach
17 strokeszhāng
octopus, devilfish
22 strokes3
Third tone
zhǎng
4
Fourth tone
zhàng
账
zhàng
胀accounts, bills
8 strokeszhàng
丈swelling, inflation
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9zhàng
仗gentleman, man, husband
3 strokeszhàng
帐1to rely upon
5 strokeszhàng
杖tent, screen, mosquito net
7 strokeszhàng
帳cane, walking stick
7 strokeszhàng
脹tent, screen, mosquito net
11 strokeszhàng
障swelling, inflation
12 strokeszhàng
嶂to separate
13 strokeszhàng
幛cliff
14 strokeszhàng
賬a cloth or silken hanging scroll
14 strokeszhàng
瘴accounts, bills
15 strokeszhàng
malaria
16 strokesSound in context
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