长

zhǎngcháng

chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase

How to write 长, stroke by stroke

zhǎng: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
cháng: long; length; strong point; forte; to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare

Ideographic: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane

Made of 一

长官zhǎng guānsenior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer)
长大zhǎng dàto grow up
队长duì zhǎngcaptain; team leader
船长chuán zhǎngcaptain (of a boat); skipper
长得zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same etc)
擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in
部长bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister
市长shì zhǎngmayor
成长chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow; growth
局长jú zhǎngbureau chief
校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
舰长jiàn zhǎngcommander; captain (of a warship)

你长大后想成为什么？
nǐ zhǎng dà hòu xiǎng chéng wèi shén me ？
What do you want to be when you grow up?
我们选她为我们队的队长。
wǒ men xuǎn tā wèi wǒ men duì de duì zhǎng 。
We elected her captain of our team.
你和你哥哥长得一模一样。
nǐ hé nǐ gē ge cháng dé yì mú yí yàng 。
You look just like your big brother.
你会待多长时间？
nǐ huì dài duō cháng shí jiān ？
How long will you be staying?
这不是我所擅长的事。
zhè bú shì wǒ suǒ shàn cháng de shì 。
It's not something I'm very good at.