Long in Chinese (Mandarin): 长 (cháng)
长
cháng
long
- Simplified
- 长
- Traditional
- 長
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Typed as
- chang
Use it in a sentence
这条蛇很长。
這條蛇很長。
This snake is very long.
The characters in 长
长 / 長
Long; read zhǎng, it means to grow.
4 strokes
长 is read cháng for long and zhǎng for to grow: 我长大了 (wǒ zhǎng dà le), I've grown up.
More examples with 长
长颈鹿的脖子很长。
長頸鹿的脖子很長。
Chángjǐnglù de bózi hěn cháng.
The giraffe's neck is long.
我的头发很长。
我的頭髮很長。
Wǒ de tóufa hěn cháng.
My hair is long.
How to write 长 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
长 4 strokes
In Traditional characters:
長 8 strokes
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