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.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 镸cháng

    "long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)

    7 strokes

  • 长zhǎng

    chief

    HSK 2

    8 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.