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长

Traditional: 長

cháng

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cháng · coeng4 (Jyutping)

  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

zhǎng · coeng4 (Jyutping)

  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance

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Character breakdown

长

Meaning
long; length; excel in; leader
Radical
长
Strokes
4
Components
⿻?一
Cangjie
LHMO
Four-corner
4273

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