涨 (zhǎng / zhàng): Swell up — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 涨

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Readings & Meanings

涨has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

zhǎngzhang

verb (动)

swell up; rise; be more than expectedHSK5 HSK 3.0 L5

zhàngzhang

verb (动)

to swell; to be bloatedHSK 3.0 L7-9

Stroke Order Diagrams 涨

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right

涨=氵water+张stretch

Water (氵) rises like a bow (张) — to swell or increase in level.

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HSK Vocabulary: 涨

HSK words that contain this character.

高涨

gāo zhǎng

upsurge

HSK 6

上涨

shàng zhǎng

to rise

HSK 3.0 L5

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 涨 is used in context

Zuì最

jìn近

wù物

jià价

zhǎng涨

de得

hěn

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shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

When the water rises / the boat floats higher / An improvement in one's situation due to external factors

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Recently, prices have been rising very quickly.

zuì最

jìn近

shū蔬

cài菜

jià价

gé格

yòu又

zhǎng涨

jià价

le了

。

Vegetable prices have increased again recently.

Zuì最

jìn近

shū蔬

cài菜

de的

jià价

gé格

zhàng涨

le了

bù不

shǎo少

。

The price of vegetables has risen quite a bit recently.

zhǎng涨

cháo潮

shí时

hǎi海

shuǐ水

huì会

yān淹

mò没

zhè这

piàn片

shā沙

tān滩

。

The rising tide will submerge this beach.

gǔ股

shì市

jīn今

tiān天

shàng上

zhǎng涨

le了

sān三

gè个

bǎi百

fēn分

diǎn点

。

The stock market rose by three percentage points today.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "氵".

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