zhǎ

common
verb
measure_word

Meaning of

拃 means to measure length by spreading the thumb and middle finger (or little finger); hand span (the distance between the spread thumb and middle finger or little finger). Pronounced zhǎ.

  • to measure length by spreading the thumb and middle finger (or little finger)
  • hand span (the distance between the spread thumb and middle finger or little finger)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yòng
shǒu
zhǎ
le
zhǎ
zhuō
miàn
 

He measured the tabletop with his hand.

zhǎ
le
xià
shéng
zi
de
cháng
 

She measured the length of the rope with her hand span.