长
长 (cháng) means “long”. It is made of 一 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 长 into its parts
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 stroke order
Example sentences
她的头发很长。Tā de tóufa hěn cháng.Her hair is very long.
这条河有多长？Zhè tiáo hé yǒu duō cháng?How long is this river?
Words with 长
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 校长xiàozhǎngheadmaster
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 长大zhǎngdàto grow up
- 组长zǔzhǎnggroup leader
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
- 长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
- 长处chángchùstrong point
- 长期chángqīlong-term
- 成长chéngzhǎngto grow up
- 生长shēngzhǎngto grow
- 所长suǒzhǎngdirector
- 增长zēngzhǎngto grow
- 长途chángtúlong-distance
- 延长yánchángto extend
- 长江Cháng JiāngYangtze River
- 长辈zhǎngbèielders
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
- 董事长dǒngshìzhǎngchairman of the board
- 漫长mànchángvery long
- 擅长shànchángto be good at
- 特长tèchángspecial skill
- 专长zhuānchángspecial skill
Also built with 一
- 七qīseven
- 万wànten thousand
- 丈zhànggentleman
- 三sānthree
- 上shàngon
- 下xiàdown
- 不bùnot
- 与yǔand
- 专zhuānconcentrated
- 且qiěmoreover
- 丘qiūmound
- 丙bǐngthird
Quick facts
| Pinyin | cháng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | long |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 長 (long, #168) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 2 |
Questions about 长
What does 长 mean?
长 (cháng) means “long”.
How many strokes does 长 have?
长 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 长?
The radical of 长 is 長 (zhǎng, “long”), Kangxi radical number 168.
What parts make up 长?
长 is made of 一 (horizontal stroke).
Which HSK level is 长?
长 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 长 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.