⾧

long

cháng (chang2)

Radical no. 168 · 8 strokes (第 168 部首 · 8 画 dì 168 bùshǒu · 8 huà)

Radical ⾧ (cháng) — meaning: long, 8 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originated as a pictograph depicting a person with arms or limbs extended to indicate length or extension. It evolved from oracle-bone script pictography into its modern form.

Mnemonic: Picture a person with arms stretched out to measure or extend a length.

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