surname Zhang
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to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
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How to pronounce 張

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

張 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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length / long / forever / always / constantly
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chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
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Characters with 張 as component

to rise (of prices, rivers)
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to swell / to distend
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Words with 張

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to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4]
see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]
quietly / without ostentation

Sentences with 張

張 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhāng

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