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张 - zhāng

stretch, extend, expand; sheet

stretch, extend, expand; sheet

How to read 张

Click 张 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhāng
Englishstretch, extend, expand; sheet
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

张三 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 张丹. Please read 张仪 one more time.

Common words with this character

Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry; wolf
Zhang Dan , Chinese figure skater
Zhang Yi , political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period
tension

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 张 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 张三 and 张丹 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 张.