涨 (zhǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “(of water, prices, etc”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 张 (to stretch open; to open (also a common surname)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 张
Left–right structure
- 氵 water (left-side form) · shuǐ meaning
- 张 to stretch open; to open (also a common surname) · zhāng sound
Structure from: 构建期 IDS：涨 ⿰氵张（形声：氵表义，张表音 zhāng→zhǎng）。现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」，笔画 3–9 为「张」（弓 3 笔 + 长 4 笔），共 10 笔
Memory aid
Water 氵 on the left, and 张 "to stretch open" on the right — which also gives the sound (zhāng → zhǎng). Water that stretches past its banks is rising: that is 涨.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up (prices, water level)涨 = zhǎng
- 涨价zhǎng jiàto rise in price涨 = zhǎng
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All readings
to rise
(of water, prices, etc.) to rise; to go up
水位升高；也指价格、数量等上升。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up (prices, water level)涨 = zhǎng
- 涨价zhǎng jiàto rise in price涨 = zhǎng
Rare readings, not taught: zhàng
Sound component
张 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 涨 mean?
涨 (zhǎng) means (of water, prices, etc.) to rise; to go up.
How do you pronounce 涨?
It is pronounced zhǎng.
What parts is 涨 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 张 (to stretch open; to open (also a common surname)), side by side. The recorded source is: 构建期 IDS：涨 ⿰氵张（形声：氵表义，张表音 zhāng→zhǎng）。现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」，笔画 3–9 为「张」（弓 3 笔 + 长 4 笔），共 10 笔. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 涨 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 涨?
氵. 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 涨?
Common ones are 上涨 and 涨价. The reading of 涨 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.