董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng) · chairman of the board

董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng) means “chairman of the board”. It is written with 3 characters: 董 (to direct) + 事 (matter) + 长 (long). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 董事长 is built

The characters

董 dǒng · to direct

What 董 is made of

艹cǎo — grass
重zhòng — heavy
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
  - 田tián — field
  - 土tǔ — earth

事 shì · matter

What 事 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
亅 — hook

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

他是公司的董事长。Tā shì gōngsī de dǒngshìzhǎng.He is the chairman of the company.

董事长明天来参观工厂。Dǒngshìzhǎng míngtiān lái cānguān gōngchǎng.The chairman is visiting the factory tomorrow.

Questions about 董事长

What does 董事长 mean?

董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng) means “chairman of the board”.

How do you pronounce 董事长?

董事长 is pronounced dǒngshìzhǎng.

Which HSK level is 董事长?

董事长 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 董事长 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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