丈 (zhàng) is a Chinese character meaning “a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to ten chi”. It is written from 一 (one) and 乂 (crossing strokes), and takes 3 strokes.
Build the character for “zhang; ten chi”
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Structure
一 + 乂
Overlapping structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
Picture one horizontal line (一) crossing the two sweeping strokes of 乂 to mark one full zhang.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 丈夫zhàng fuhusband丈 = zhàng
- 万丈wàn zhàngten thousand zhang; extremely high or deep丈 = zhàng
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All readings
zhang; ten chi
a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to ten chi; also used in words referring to an adult man
传统长度单位，十尺为一丈；也用于表示成年男子的词语中。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 丈夫zhàng fuhusband丈 = zhàng
- 万丈wàn zhàngten thousand zhang; extremely high or deep丈 = zhàng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 丈 mean?
丈 (zhàng) means a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to ten chi; also used in words referring to an adult man.
How do you pronounce 丈?
It is pronounced zhàng.
What parts is 丈 made of?
一 (one) and 乂 (crossing strokes). The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 丈 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 丈?
一. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 丈?
Common ones are 丈夫 and 万丈. The reading of 丈 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.