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long 長
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This radical has a similarity to horse 馬, where the horse's long mane blows in the wind. Think here at “long 長” to a long clothing 衣 blowing in the wind.
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Used in these characters:
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长
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| length, long, elder
cháng, zhǎng
長
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Simplified from 長 which showed the long mane/hair in the wind and feet of a galloping horse
The long mane in the wind of a galloping horse stands for: 'long'.
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张
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| stretch, expand, classifier for flat objects(=sheets)
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Left: bow 弓, right: long 长/長 (Long mane in the wind of a galloping horse)
The bow is long and stretched and can lie flat.
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涨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to rise (prices, rivers), to swell, distend
zhǎng, zhàng
氵
弓
長
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Left: water 氵, right: stretch 张 (The bow 弓 is long 长/長 and stretched.)
Wenn the water 'stretches' it rises.
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账
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| bill, account, debt
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Left: money 贝/貝, right: long 长/長 (Long mane in the wind of a galloping horse)
It's related to money and it can be long: The bill!
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套
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| cover, sheath, to encase, a case
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Top: big 大, bottom: variation of: long 长/長 (long hair/mane in the wind)
(A present with a wrapping:) It becomes bigger and longer due to the: cover.
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胀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to swell, swollen, to be bloated
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: long 长/長 (Long mane in the wind of a galloping horse)
A body part that is elongated, is: swollen.
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帐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| account book, covering veil, canopy, tent
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Left: cloth 巾, right: long 长/長 (Long mane in the wind of a galloping horse)
Cloth that is long, was used as an account book or as a canopy.
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肆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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Left: 镸 variation of long 长/長 (long hair/mane in the wind), right: write 聿 (Shows hand  with a pen 丨 writes two lines 二)
This is tong form for writing the anti-fraud four. [1 to 10 are: 壹 贰叁肆伍陆柒捌玖拾]
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怅
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JLPT no HSK |
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| depressed, regretful, upset, despair
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Left: feelings 忄, right: long 长 (長= Long mane in the wind of a galloping horse)
The feeling that (everything) extends long (time) is to be: depressed.
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