杖
HSK 7–9

杖 (zhàng): cane, walking stick

zhàng

cane, walking stick

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Pinyin

zhàng

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

cane, walking stick

How to Write 杖 (zhàng)

杖 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 杖

A phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, and 丈 hints at the pronunciation.

What 杖 is Made Of

杖 is built from 2 components:

木tree
丈gentleman, man, husband

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Words Using 杖

Common Chinese words that contain 杖:

拐杖

guǎizhàng

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