張

zhāng

stretch, extend, expand; sheet

How to write 張, stroke by stroke

surname Zhang; to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes

Pictophonetic: semantic 弓 (bow), phonetic 長

Made of 弓 + 長

緊張jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
誇張kuā zhāngto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
張開zhāng kāito open up; to spread; to extend
擴張kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
主張zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion
張嘴zhāng zuǐto open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
開張kāi zhāngto open a business; first transaction of a business day
囂張xiāo zhāngrampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
慌張huāng zhāngflustered; agitated
紙張zhǐ zhāngpaper
張揚zhāng yángto display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
張貼zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise

我要一張靠窗的桌子。
wǒ yào yì zhāng kào chuāng de zhuō zi 。
I'd like a table by the window.
看看桌上的那張相片。
kàn kàn zhuō shàng de nà zhāng xiāng piàn 。
Look at that picture on the desk.
這張照片是我在上星期拍的。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì wǒ zài shàng xīng qī pāi de 。
This is a picture I took last week.
我們有兩張空床。
wǒ mén yǒu liǎng zhāng kōng chuáng 。
We have space for two beds.
婚前張開眼，婚後半閉眼。
hūn qián zhāng kāi yǎn ， hūn hòu bàn bì yǎn 。
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.