长
cháng
long
(bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
a picture of 长 → long, as in long hair flowing down
长 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with long flowing hair, sometimes shown with a cane, emphasizing age and length. The single horizontal stroke 一 is a structural element, not the semantic core — the full character is better read as a picture.
这条路很长，走路要一个小时。
zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng, zǒu lù yào yī gè xiǎo shí.
This road is very long; it takes one hour to walk.
她的特长是画画，画得非常好。
tā de tècháng shì huà huà, huà de fēicháng hǎo.
Her strong point is drawing; she draws very well.
Words with 长
队长
duì zhǎng
captain
长辈
zhǎng bèi
one's elders
长眠
cháng mián
(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
长进
zhǎng jìn
to make progress
长效
cháng xiào
to be effective over an extended period
院长
yuàn zhǎng
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
典狱长
diǎn yù zhǎng
warden
长野
cháng yě
Nagano (name)
长途汽车
cháng tú qì chē
long-distance coach
谢长廷
xiè cháng tíng
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005
社长
shè zhǎng
president or director (of association etc)
长孙
zhǎng sūn
two-character surname Zhangsun