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长

zhǎng

to grow

A sprout growing taller
Memory picture

Character

长 cháng

Strokes
4
Radical
长 — long, lasting
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 孩子长高了。 Háizi zhǎng gāo le. The child grew taller.
  • 他长大了。 Tā zhǎng dà le. He grew up.
  • 草长出来了。 Cǎo zhǎng chūlái le. The grass grew out.

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