长 (長) zhǎng

1. zhǎng suffix director; chief; head; elder
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 部长 'department head' (Guoyu '長' zhǎng n 1-2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 3, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' zhǎng 5)
2. zhǎng verb to grow; to develop
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 发育 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 2; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 1)
3. cháng adjective long
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: Wade-Giles: ch'ang; either long in dimension or long in time. For example, 源远流长 'source is distant and the flow is long' (CCI p. 23; Giles 1892 '長'; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 2)
4. zhǎng noun Kangxi radical 168
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Chief (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '長' cháng n 5; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23)
5. zhàng adjective extra; surplus; remainder
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '長' zhàng adj; Kroll 2015 '長' zhàng 1, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
6. cháng noun length; distance
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: In the sense of 长度 (Guoyu '長' cháng n 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42; Unihan '長'; XHZD '长' cháng 1)
7. cháng adjective distant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: Synonymous with 遥远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42)
8. cháng adjective tall
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: Synonymous with 高 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 1, p. 42)
9. cháng verb to be excellent; to be correct; to be good at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' cháng v 1; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 3, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23; XHZD '长' cháng 4)
10. zhàng verb to be powerful and prosperous
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 强盛 (Guoyu '長' zhàng v; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 23)
11. cháng adjective deep
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 深厚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 1)
12. cháng noun good aspects; strong points
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 长处 in this sense; for example, the idiom 各有所长 'each has his own strong points' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 2; XHZD '长' cháng 3)
13. cháng proper noun Chang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng n 4)
14. cháng adverb forever; eternal; always; permanent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 长久 or 永远 in this sense (Guoyu '長' cháng adj 2; Kroll 2015 '長' cháng 2, p. 42)
15. cháng adverb eternally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '長' cháng adv 1)
16. cháng noun speciality
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 专精的技能; for example, 专长 'speciality' (Guoyu '長' cháng n 3)
17. zhǎng adjective old
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 老 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 3; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
18. zhǎng verb to be born
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 出生 (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 1)
19. zhǎng adjective older; eldest; senior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 成年的 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng adj 1; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
20. zhǎng verb to respect; to hold in esteem
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 崇尚 in this sense (Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 7; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 4, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24)
21. zhǎng verb to be a leader
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 为首 in this sense (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 6)
22. zhǎng proper noun Zhang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: A family name
23. zhǎng verb to increase; to boost
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 增加 (Giles 1892 '長'; Guoyu '長' zhǎng v 5; Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 1, p. 42; XHZD '长' zhǎng 2)
24. zhǎng adjective older; senior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 年纪大的 (Kroll 2015 '長' zhǎng 2, p. 42; Mathews 1931 '長', p. 24; XHZD '长' zhǎng 4)
25. cháng adjective long
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dīrgha, Japanese: chō, or: jō, Tibetan: ring po (BCSD '長', p. 1195; DJBT '長', p. 423; Mahāvyutpatti 'dīrgham'; MW 'dīrgha'; SH '長', p. 284)

Contained in

• 郁伽长者会(郁伽長者會) Ugradattaparipṛcchā; Yujia Zhangzhe Hui
• 郁伽长者(郁伽長者) Ugra; Ugga
• 长眉罗汉(長眉羅漢) Ajita; The Long Eyebrow Arhat
• 劝授长者会(勸授長者會) Vīradattagṛhapatiparipṛcchā; Shanshun Pusa Hui
• 名誉院长(名譽院長) Honorary Dean (of college)
• 大学校长论坛(大學校長論壇) University Presidents Forum
• 长斋(長齋) long term abstinence from eating meat
• 学务长(學務長) Director of Student Affairs
• 长阿含经(長阿含經) Dīrgha Āgama; Dīrghāgama; Collection of Long Discourses
• 辩意长者子经(辯意長者子經) Pratibhānamatiparipṛcchā; Bian Yi Zhangzhe Zi Jing

Also contained in

教育司长 、 长城战役 、 里长伯 、 长阪坡之战 、 长缨 、 光波长 、 长江后浪推前浪 、 长辈 、 长沙湾 、 理事长 、 银脸长尾山雀 、 长安区 、 左庶长 、 吃一堑，长一智 、 部长级会议 、 长印鱼 、 长海 、 长星 、 营长 、 别无长物 、 经济增长率 、 地久天长 、 长公主 、 长达 、 长班 、 长河 、 长三 、 狭长 、 长阪 、 词长效应 、 长廊 、 较短絜长 、 黑颈长尾雉 、 长江天堑 、 法国长棍 、 外长 、 防长 、 长女 、 灵长目 、 行长 、 长丰

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• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 107
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 105
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 99
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 85
• Scroll 1 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 65
• Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 62 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 61
• Scroll 4 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 56
• Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 54
• Scroll 1 Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經 — count: 44