Ideographic: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a caneRadical:

meaning for cháng:

  • - length
  • - long
  • - forever
  • - always
  • - constantly

meaning for zhǎng:

  • - chief
  • - head
  • - elder
  • - to grow
  • - to develop
  • - to increase
  • - to enhance

shíjiān时间
guò
zhēn
cháng
a

Time seems to move so slowly.


xiǎocǎo小草
cóng
dìshang地上
cháng
chulai出来

Little grass grows from the ground.


chángjiāng长江
chà
zhūjiāng珠江
cháng
liǎngbèi两倍

The Yangtze River is almost twice longer than the Pearl River.


zhège这个
zhēnjiān针尖
dàyuē大约
yǒu
10
háomǐ毫米
cháng

This pin is about 10 millimeters long.


yào
lǐfà理发
xiànzài现在
tóufa头发
tài
cháng
le

I need to get a haircut, my hair is too long right now.