Memory phrase for the character: 張

張

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Meaning

stretch, spread

Pronunciation

CHŌ
haru

Explanation

 Left: bow 弓, right: long 長 (mane and clothes 衣)

Mnemonic
 
A bow is long and can be stretched.

Radicals

弓 bowPictograph: bow without string.
長 longThis radical has a similarity to horse 馬, where the horse's long mane blows in the wind. At “long 長” please think to long clothing 衣 blowing in the wind.




 Vocabulary

張る はる  to stick, to paste, to put, to affix, to stretch, to spread
威張る いばる  to be proud, to swagger
主張 しゅちょう  claim, insistence, assertion, emphasis
出張 しゅっちょう  official tour, business trip
緊張 きんちょう  tension, mental strain, nervousness
引っ張る ひっぱる  to pull, to stretch, to drag
張り切る はりきる  to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor, to be enthusiastic
張り紙 はりがみ  paper patch, paper backing, poster
拡張 かくちょう  expansion, extension, enlargement, escape (ESC)

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