张zhāng
counter for a sheet of paper. 7 strokes, radical 弓, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 张
Strokes 1–3 write 弓, then strokes 4–7 write 长.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 张 · the stroke-order rules
What 张 is made of
弓 (gōng, bow) and 长 (zhǎng, long).
弓 carries the meaning — bow — and 长 carries the sound.
Words that use 张
| 张 | counter for a sheet of paper 用来数薄而平的东西，比如纸 先生把一张宣纸铺在桌子上。The teacher spread a sheet of rice paper on the table. Lesson 241, 格物致知与执简驭繁 · 田园律动与生活哲思 · Country Life, Sport and Everyday Wisdom |
| 紧张 | tense, nervous 心里绷得很紧，不放松 谈判现场的气氛一度非常紧张。The mood at the talks turned extremely tense for a while. Lesson 197, 商务谈判与合约进展 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade |
| 主张 | a position one argues for 自己提出并坚持的看法 教授提出了减少作业的主张。The professor put forward a bold new position on cutting homework. Lesson 235, 讲坛论道与专著研读 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies |
Characters that share the sound part 长
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
Characters that contain 张
More characters with the radical 弓
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 弓 radical page.