长(zhǎng)/(cháng)

 
字形:
“长”在甲骨文中是一个人头上长着很长的头发的样子,下面是人的手和腿。 由于古人没有理发的习惯,所以头发长的人就是年龄大的人。进而又引申有“年龄大”“生长”等意思。“长”在甲骨文中是一个人头上长着很长的头发的样子,下面是人的手和腿。 由于古人没有理发的习惯,所以头发长的人就是年龄大的人。又引申有“年龄大”“生长”等意思。“长”是多音字,它的另一个发音是cháng,表示长度的大小。
In oracle bones, the character“长”was the image of aman with long hair. For the bottom part of the character, there were strokes shaped like hands and legs of a person. Chinese ancestors did not have the habit of haircut. Longer hair signified older people. Therefore, the meaning of "长" also takes on the meaning of "senior" and “to grow”. “长”is a polyphone. It is read as “cháng”, means “length”.
 
字义:
old/long
 
组词:
长者(zhǎngzhě):elderly
长大(zhǎngdà):to grow
兄长(xiōng zhǎng):older brother
年长(nián zhǎng):old
长发(cháng fà):long hair
长城(cháng chéng):the Great Wall
擅长(shàn cháng): be good at
长期(cháng qī): long-term
特长(tè cháng):specialty
 
例句:
Tā shì yī wèi lìng rén zūnjìng de zhǎngzhě.
1、他是一位令人尊敬的长者。
He is a respected senior.
Háizimen dōu zhǎngdà chéngrén le.
2、孩子们都长大成人了。
Children are all grown up.
Tā yǒu měilì de chángfā hé míngliàng de dà yǎnjīng.
3、她有美丽的长发和明亮的大眼睛。
She has beautiful long hair and big bright eyes.
Tā shàncháng yóuyǒng hé dǎ lánqiú.
4、他擅长游泳和打篮球。
He is good at swimming and basketball.
Zhōngguó de Chángchéng hěn yǒumíng.
5、中国的长城很有名。
The Great Wall of China is very famous.