(zhǎng): to rise (of prices, rivers), to swell, to distend

(zhǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “to rise (of prices, rivers).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1786 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to rise (of prices, rivers)
  2. to swell
  3. to distend

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵张 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verbshàng zhǎngto rise5
verbzhǎng jiàto appreciate (in value)5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
gāo zhǎngto surge up
zhǎng cháohigh tide
bào zhǎngto increase sharply
fēi zhǎngsoaring inflation
kàn zhǎng(finance) bullish
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāothe tide rises, the boat floats (idiom)
měng zhǎng(of water) to soar
tóu hūn nǎo zhàngvariant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tou2 hun1 nao3 zhang4]
zhǎng luò(of water, prices etc) to rise and fall
zhǎng fúextent of a rise (in prices etc)
zhǎng diērise or fall in price
zhǎng dàoto go up
zhǎng shuǐrise of water level
zhǎng tíng bǎndaily upper limit on the price of a stock
zhǎng fēngupward trend (in prices)
30
Total compounds
60
As first character
37
As last character
3
As middle character

appears in 30 compound words: 60 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

jià
0.5827,902 co-occurrences
0.4912,516 co-occurrences
cháo
0.4722,214 co-occurrences
diē
0.472846 co-occurrences
bào
0.4462,596 co-occurrences
0.443792 co-occurrences
biāo
0.43178 co-occurrences
shàng
0.41713,248 co-occurrences
0.407132 co-occurrences
dǒu
0.404150 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

shuǐzhǎngchuángāoHSK 5+

a thing grows as its foundation grows

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

清晨的面波光粼粼,倒映着岸边的柳树。

qīng chén de zhǎng miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .

The morning surface ripples glistened, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.

鉅亨網 - 財經新聞、全球指數、股市報價、商品行情、理財投資Feb 2026

盘中速报 - MANTRA大8.28%,报0.07美元

pán zhōng sù bào M A N T R A dà zhǎng 8 . 2 8 , bào 0 . 0 7 měi yuán

Intraday Express - MANTRA surged 8.28% to $0.07

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

台积ADR封关期间逾2%...台股金马年开红盘 蓄势冲关3...

tái jī A D R fēng guān qī jiān zhǎng yú 2 . . . tái gǔ jīn mǎ nián kāi hóng pán xù shì chōng guān 3 . . .

TSMC ADR rose more than 2% during customs closure... Taiwan stocks opened in the red market in the Year of the Golden Horse and are poised to break through 3...

百度新闻Feb 2026

(图表)欧洲三大股指2月20日全线上

( tú biǎo ) ōu zhōu sān dà gǔ zhǐ 2 yuè 2 0 rì quán xiàn shàng zhǎng

(Chart) The three major European stock indexes rose across the board on February 20

百度新闻Feb 2026

利弗莫尔中概股龙头指数收0.94% 网易有道近..

lì 弗 mò ěr zhōng gài gǔ lóng tóu zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 9 4 wǎng yì yǒu dào zhǎng jìn . .

Livermore Chinese Concept Stock Leading Index closed up 0.94% NetEase Youdao rose nearby:

百度新闻Feb 2026

存储概念股普 西部数据(WDC.US)逾3%

cún chǔ gài niàn gǔ pǔ zhǎng xī bù shǔ jù ( W D C . U S ) zhǎng yú 3

Storage concept stocks rose across Western Digital (WDC. US) rose more than 3%

Tatoeba

旅行社的利润猛

Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhàng.

Travel agencies' profits soared.

Tatoeba

台币上,造成台湾的出口贸易萎靡不振。

Táibì shàngzhǎng, zàochéng Táiwān de chūkǒu màoyì wěimǐbùzhèn.

The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.

Tatoeba

因为暴雨,河水暴漫过河岸。

Yīnwèi bàoyǔ, héshuǐ bàozhǎng màn guo hé'àn.

Due to the rainstorm, the river water surged over the river banks.

Tatoeba

价格还会继续吗?

Jiàgé hái huì jìxù zhǎng ma?

Will the price keep going up?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhǎng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 涨 (zhǎng) mean in Chinese?
涨 (zhǎng) primarily means "to rise (of prices, rivers)." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1786 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 涨 and 倒?
涨 (zhǎng) and 倒 (dǎo) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 涨 (rise) vs 倒 (fall).
How many strokes does 涨 have?
涨 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 涨?
The radical associated with 涨 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 涨?
涨 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 张 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵张 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 涨?
Common words with 涨 include: 高涨 (gāo zhǎng, "to surge up"); 上涨 (shàng zhǎng, "to rise"); 涨潮 (zhǎng cháo, "high tide"); 涨价 (zhǎng jià, "to appreciate (in value)"); 暴涨 (bào zhǎng, "to increase sharply"). There are over 30 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 涨 (zhǎng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhǎng: 张 (to open up), 章 (chapter), 彰 (clear), 掌 (palm of the hand), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 涨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 涨 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.