丈

zhàng
#1,240 most
frequent character
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

丈 shows a hand holding a stick, used to measure distance. It first meant measuring with a stick or rod, then grew to measuring land and to a unit of length. The sense 'husband' was borrowed for its sound.

Drawn as: hand holding stick

丈 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
杖
sound2 characters
仗杖

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Homophones

账zhàng
account, debt
仗zhàng
weaponry, to hold (a weapon)
涨zhàng
to swell, to distend
障zhàng
to block, to hinder, to obstruct

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