zhàng

common

Meaning of

丈 means unit of length (≈3.33 meters); to measure land. Pronounced zhàng.

  • unit of length (≈3.33 meters)
  • to measure land
  • honorific for elderly men

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gēn
shéng
zi
yǒu
liǎng
zhàng
cháng
 

This rope is two zhang long (≈6.66 meters).

dài
de
chéng
qiáng
gāo
sān
zhàng
 

The ancient city wall was as high as three zhang (≈10 meters).

Zhè
kuài
kuān
zhàng
èr
chǐ
 

This cloth is one zhang and two chi wide.

men
jiā
de
yuàn
zi
yǒu
bàn
zhàng
kuān
 

Their yard is half a zhang wide.

Zhè
zuò
yǒu
shí
zhàng
duō
gāo
 

This ancient pagoda is more than ten zhang tall.