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tent

HSK 10 N1
zhàng
チョウ
とばり
Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (帳)
towel+ long =
tent
Meaning component
jīn towel
kerchief
Phonetic component
long
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Simplified (帐)
towel+ length =
tent
Meaning component
jīn towel
kerchief
Phonetic component
zhǎng length
long
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [zhàng]
covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhàng]
Japanese
ちょう 同音
noun book; register
とばり 同音
noun usually kana curtain; hanging; bunting
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ちょう
Chō surname
とばり
Tobari surname