校长
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
校长 (xiàozhǎng) · headmaster
校长 (xiàozhǎng) means “headmaster; principal; university president”. It is written with 2 characters: 校 (school) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 校长 is built
The characters
校 xiào · school
What 校 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 交 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
校长来了。Xiàozhǎng lái le.The headmaster is here.
你认识我们的校长吗？Nǐ rènshi wǒmen de xiàozhǎng ma?Do you know our principal?
Questions about 校长
What does 校长 mean?
校长 (xiàozhǎng) means “headmaster; principal; university president”.
How do you pronounce 校长?
校长 is pronounced xiàozhǎng.
Which HSK level is 校长?
校长 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 学校xuéxiàoschool
- 校园xiàoyuáncampus
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 长大zhǎngdàto grow up
- 组长zǔzhǎnggroup leader
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
Learn 校长 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.