帐

帳
zhàng
#1,601 most
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(bound form) curtain, tent, canopy

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

帐 has 巾 cloth as its meaning part and 长 zhǎng for its sound. It first meant to pitch a tent, then came to mean a tent or canopy. From cloth shelters it grew to mean written accounts kept on cloth.

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Homophones

账zhàng
account, debt
丈zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
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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