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IDENTITY

zhāngto open; sheet (measure word)

HSK 2Top 100

CORE MEANING

to open; sheet (measure word)

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to open; to spreadHSK3
  2. 2.measure word for flat thingsHSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
bow radical (gōng)
strokes
7
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰弓长
    • bow
    • gives the sound zhāng

USAGE

Common words

紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
张纸yì zhāng zhǐone sheet of paper
张开zhāngkāito open

Graded examples

  • 请给我一张纸。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.HSK2

    Please give me a sheet of paper.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A bow (弓) drawn long (长) — stretching open; a sheet. (From 張.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#100
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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