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long

HSK 10 N4
zhǎng, cháng
チョウ
なが.い、おさ
Pictograph of an old person with long hair using a cane to walk.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [cháng]
length; long; forever; always; constantly
/ [zhǎng]
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
Japanese
ちょう 同音

noun

  1. head; chief; leader; elder
  2. merit; strong point
  3. superiority
  4. music major
おさ 同音

noun

  1. dated head; chief; leader
  2. dated the greatest (of all the ...)
なが 同音
prefixsuffix long
Korean
[長]
Affix
jang-; A prefix used to mean long or longtime.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あらた
Arata given name
おき
Oki surname
おさ
Osa place namesurname
おさむ
Osamu surnamegiven name
すすむ
Susumu unclassified name
たかし
Takashi surnamegiven name
たけ
Take surname
たけし
Takeshi surnamegiven name
たける
Takeru surnamegiven name
ちょう
Chō surname
ちょうじ
Chōji unclassified name
つかさ
Tsukasa surnamegiven name
つるなが
Tsurunaga surname
とくちょう
Tokuchō surname
なが
Naga surname
ながさき
Nagasaki surname
ながさこ
Nagasako unclassified name
ながし
Nagashi given name
ながしお
Nagashio unclassified name
ながじ
Nagaji unclassified name
ながすえ
Nagasue unclassified name
ながたか
Nagataka surname
ながはま
Nagahama surname
ながみね
Nagamine unclassified name
ながむね
Nagamune unclassified name
のぶ
Nobu surname
はじめ
Hajime female given namesurname
はつみ
Hatsumi surname
ひさし
Hisashi surnamegiven name
まさる
Masaru surnamegiven name
みち
Michi surname