家长
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
家长 (jiāzhǎng) · parent (of a student)
家长 (jiāzhǎng) means “parent (of a student); head of a family”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 家长 is built
The characters
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 cháng · long
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)
Example sentences
明天家长要来学校。Míngtiān jiāzhǎng yào lái xuéxiào.Parents are coming to the school tomorrow.
你的家长知道吗？Nǐ de jiāzhǎng zhīdao ma?Do your parents know?
Questions about 家长
What does 家长 mean?
家长 (jiāzhǎng) means “parent (of a student); head of a family”.
How do you pronounce 家长?
家长 is pronounced jiāzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 家长?
家长 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
Learn 家长 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.