张
張zhāng
HSK 2
#318 most
frequent character
to open up, to spread, sheet of paper
noun
verb
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
张 has 弓 bow as the meaning part and 长 zhǎng for the sound. The bow gives the first sense, pulling a bowstring tight. From there it grew to 'stretch', 'open', and 'be under tension'.
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Example Sentences
请把这张纸打开。
qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ dǎkāi 。
Please open this sheet of paper.
我们需要两张票。
wǒmen xūyào liǎng zhāng piào 。
We need two tickets.
她把桌子上的书张开了。
tā bǎ zhuōzǐ shàng de shū zhāngkāi le 。
She opened the book on the table.
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