帐 (zhàng) is a Chinese character meaning “a hanging cloth: curtain, canopy, mosquito net, tent”. It is written from 巾 (cloth) and 长 (long; to grow), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
巾 + 长
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·巾部: 帳，張也。从巾長聲（简化字形 帐 = 巾 + 长）
Memory aid
A long (长) piece of cloth (巾). Stretch it over poles and you are sleeping in a tent.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 帐篷zhàng pengtent帐 = zhàng
- 蚊帐wén zhàngmosquito net帐 = zhàng
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All readings
curtain; tent
a hanging cloth: curtain, canopy, mosquito net, tent
用布、纱等做成的遮挡物，如帐子、蚊帐、帐篷。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 帐篷zhàng pengtent帐 = zhàng
- 蚊帐wén zhàngmosquito net帐 = zhàng
Sound component
长 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 帐 mean?
帐 (zhàng) means a hanging cloth: curtain, canopy, mosquito net, tent.
How do you pronounce 帐?
It is pronounced zhàng.
What parts is 帐 made of?
巾 (cloth) and 长 (long; to grow), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·巾部: 帳，張也。从巾長聲（简化字形 帐 = 巾 + 长）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 帐 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 帐?
巾. 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 帐?
Common ones are 帐篷 and 蚊帐. The reading of 帐 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.