zhàng
unit of length ~ 3 meters
Depicts 10 (十) hand-lengths (又): 丈 (~3 meters) is a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to 10 尺 (~0.3 meters). The current use of 丈 as "husband" is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zhàng
unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
Most common words with 丈
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
husband | ||
husband | ||
a manly man | ||
abbot's chamber | ||
wife's mother |
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