Chinese Character 张 Meanings and components.

Form

张

Meaning

张 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zhang.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 张 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gong (弓) , and length (长)

Its radical[1] is: 弓 (gong1) which means: Surname Gong, .弓gong1surname Gong

In cangjie it is written with NPO

How to write 张

To write张zhang1surname Zhang you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 长zhang3length arranged in a 吅 shape:

弓 + 长 = 张

张 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 张 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 张, looks as follow:

张
Pinyin:zhang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Zhang
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
长
Pinyin:zhang3
Meaning[3]: Length . Long . Forever . Always . Constantly

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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