丈 (zoeng6 | zhang4) : elder, husband, measure

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丈

zoeng6

zhang4

[1] unit of length equal 3.3 meters (10 feet) [2] [n] elder; senior [3] [v] measure; survey (land) [4] gentleman; man; husband

Stroke count: 3

Level: 3

Radical: 一 (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

丈

Don't confuse with:
大太犬

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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丈夫 zoeng6 fu1 zhang4 fu5 = husband

姨丈 ji4 zoeng6*2 yi2 zhang4 = mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister

萬丈 maan6 zoeng6 = lofty or bottomless

姑丈 gu1 zoeng6*2 = uncle-in-law; paternal aunt's husband

公丈 gung1 zoeng6 gong1 zhang4 = decameter

光芒萬丈 gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6 guang1 mang2 wan4 zhang4 = shining with boundless radiance; gloriously radiant; resplendent

萬丈高樓從地起 maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2 wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 cong2 di4 qi3 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step

丈量 zoeng6 loeng4 zhang4 liang2 = measure (of land)

萬丈高樓平地起 maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step

大丈夫 daai6 zoeng6 fu1 da4 zhang4 fu5 = a true man; a real man
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Showing 1 example containing 丈

方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]

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Decimal representation of this word: 丈
Unicode code for this character: U+4E08 (off-site link)

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