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:chángfà/ long hair
长城:chángchéng / the Great Wall
擅长:shàncháng/ be good at
长期:chángqī/ long-term
特长:tècháng/ specialty
例句:
1、他是一位令人尊敬的长者。 Tā shì yī wèi lìng rén zūnjìng de zhǎngzhě。 He is a respected senior.
2、孩子们都长大成人了。 Háizimen dōu zhǎngdà chéngrén le 。 Children are all grown up.
3、她有美丽的长发和明亮的大眼睛。 Tā yǒu měilì de chángfā hé míngliàng de dà yǎnjīng. She has beautiful long hair and big bright eyes.
4、他擅长游泳和打篮球。 Tā shàncháng yóuyǒng hé dǎ lánqiú. He is good at swimming and basketball.
5、中国的长城很有名。 Zhōngguó de Chángchéng hěn yǒumíng. The Great Wall of China is very famous.