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zhàng

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zhàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhàng | zhang4
English translation
a staff
a rod
cane
walking stick
to flog with a stick (old)
cane, walking stick

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About zhàng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

zhàng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of zhàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木丈

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhàng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhàng

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湿 shī Lěng de shǒu 紧抓 zhù 手杖 shǒu zhàng .

He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.

Bān 布尔先生 Xiānsheng yòng de téng zhàng 轻轻 qīng qīng qiāo le xià 柜台 guìtái .

Mr Bumble tapped with his cane on the counter several times.

犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the much in the ditch.

犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de zàng 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the muck in the ditch.

tuǐ shuāi duàn le 以后 yǐ hòu ,不得不 bùdébù kào 拐杖 guǎizhàng 走路 zǒu lù .

When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches.

Words with zhàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhàng a staff zhàng
拐杖 guǎizhàng crutches拐杖 guǎizhàng
手杖 shǒu zhàng cane手杖 shǒu zhàng
魔杖 mó zhàng magic wand魔杖 mó zhàng
权杖 quán zhàng scepter權杖
擀面杖 gǎn miàn zhàng rolling pin擀麵杖
禅杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk禪杖
杖头木偶 zhàng tóu mù ǒu zhangtou wooden rod puppetry杖頭木偶

zhàng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhàng Decomposition

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