長

zhǎng

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

How to write 長, 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

Pictographic: An old man with long hair and a cane

長官zhǎng guānsenior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer)
長大zhǎng dàto grow up
隊長duì zhǎngcaptain; team leader
船長chuán zhǎngcaptain (of a boat); skipper
長得zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same etc)
擅長shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in
部長bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister
市長shì zhǎngmayor
成長chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow; growth
局長jú zhǎngbureau chief
校長xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
艦長jiàn zhǎngcommander; captain (of a warship)

他一定是校長。
tā yí dìng shì xiào cháng 。
He must be the principal.
他是市長的候選人之一。
tā shì shì cháng de hòu xuǎn rén zhī yī 。
He is one of the candidates running for mayor.
他的脖子很長。
tā de bó zi hěn cháng 。
He has a long neck.
我是這船的船長。
wǒ shì zhè chuán de chuán cháng 。
I'm the captain of this ship.
他非常擅長拉小提琴。
tā fēi cháng shàn cháng lā xiǎo tí qín 。
He is very good at playing violin.