Pinyin: zhàngEnglish Definition: a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
Chinese Definition:
①扶着走路的棍子:手杖。拐杖。
②泛指棍棒:擀面杖。禅杖。
③古代刑罚之一,用棍打:杖脊。
④古同“仗”,恃,凭倚。
Total strokes: 7;
Radical: 木 Pictophonetic:
丈 indicates the sound;
木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 丈 [ zhàng ] gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters