张

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

surname Zhang

zha̅ng = zh + ang1

to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

张 = 弓 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).

张 character breakdown

张
- 弓
- 长
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 丿
  - 乛

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic symbol: this character just looks like a composite bow.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

cháng = ch + ang2

length / long / forever / always / constantly

长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿 : Charlie Chaplin sped into the anglepod riding his longboard, but in the kitchen he doesn't know how to stop. He manages to make a u-turn by hooking him to the pole of a wind wheel with a sickle, but after the turn he can't help but bump into a giant banana.

zhǎng = zh + ang3

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

长 = 乛 + 丆 + 丿 : The chief (长) is asking James II of England (zh) for help, because his wind wheel (丆) in the anglepod's living room (丆) isn't performing very well. After finding out that there's too much friction, James II of England uses a sickle (乛) to cut open a banana (丿) and uses the pulp to grease the wind wheel and enhance (长) its performance.

Characters with 张 as component

zhǎng = zh + ang3

to rise (of prices, rivers)

zhàng = zh + ang4

to swell / to distend

涨 = 张 + 氵 : James II of England (zh) accidentally poured a bottle of water (氵) over his spreadsheet (张) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) and now it is swelling (涨) to an impressive size.

Words with 张

Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya

remittent fever

John Doe / Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry

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four proverbial names / Tom, Dick and Harry

Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater

Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing

Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]

Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another

Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]

Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei

Zhangbei county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless

Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938

Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century

Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]

Sentences with 张

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