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Meaning of 丈
Pinyin
zhàng
Radical
一
Strokes
3
Definition
ten feet
Usage
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丈 [zhàng]
(量)
1. A unit of length in the Chinese metric system, equivalent to ten feet.
(中国市制长度单位，十尺。)
Example: 万丈高楼 (A building thousands of feet high).
2. To measure length and area.
(测量长度和面积。)
Example: 丈量 (Measure).
3. A respectful title for elderly men.
(对老年男子的尊称。)
Example: 老丈 (Elder).
(名)
1. A term of respect for older male relatives or elders.
(古时对长辈男子的尊称。)
[En.] elder person.
Example:丈人行 (Father's generation; elder):丈母 (Mother-in-law); 老丈; 岳丈.
2. Husband. Commonly used to refer to the husbands of aunts, sisters, etc.
(丈夫。常用于称姑、姨、姐、妹之夫。)
[En.] husband.
Example: 姑丈 (Uncle by marriage); 丈夫女 (A woman with heroism traits); 丈夫儿 (Boy; son).
(动)
1. To support or lean. Later, it was used for “杖”.
(扶，倚。后作“杖”。)
[En.] support with the hand.
Example: 借为扶行之丈 (Use as support).
2. To measure land.
(测量土地。)
[En.] measure land.
Example: 丈田分地 (Measuring land).
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive
resplendent / casts a thousand beams. / gloriously radiant / shining in all directions / shining with boundless radiance
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Input Method for 丈
Pinyin
zhang4
Wubi
dyi
Cangjie
jk
Zhengma
aos
Four Corner
50000
Unicode
U+4e08
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