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涨

zhǎng

to rise

Liquid rising in a cup
Memory picture

Character

涨 zhǎng

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 张 to display
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 河水涨了。 Héshuǐ zhǎng le. The river water rose.
  • 价格涨了。 Jiàgé zhǎng le. The price went up.
  • 房租又涨了。 Fángzū yòu zhǎng le. The rent rose once more.

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