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1.

Animated Stroke Order 涨

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How to write 涨 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

涨has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

zhǎng

swell up; rise; be more than expected
v.HSK 5HSK 3.0 · L5

3.

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4.

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Left-Center-Right

涨

氵shuǐ · water

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5.

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6.

How to Use 涨

Price and degree rise

This pattern describes increases in quantity, price, or extent, common in finance and daily life.

上涨 • shàng zhǎng • to rise • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

7.

Example Sentences

zuì最

jìn近

wù物

jià价

zhǎng涨

de得

hěn

Information

Pinyinzhǎng / zhàng

Meaningswell up; rise; be more than expected

Strokes10

Radical氵

Traditional漲

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#1334

Zhuyinㄓㄤˇ

UnicodeU+6DA8

CangjieENBO

zhàng

to swell; to be bloated
v.HSK 3.0 · L7-9

氵shuǐ · water

shàng上

zhǎng涨

to rise

涨价 • zhǎng jià • to appreciate (in value) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhǎng涨

jià价

to appreciate (in value)

涨幅 • zhǎng fú • increase / rise • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhǎng涨

fú幅

increase / rise

Situation-driven rise

This pattern describes rises driven by high emotion, demand, or external conditions, as in the idiom 水涨船高.

高涨 • gāo zhǎng • upsurge • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

zhǎng涨

upsurge

水涨船高 • shuǐ zhǎng chuáng āo • When the water rises / the boat floats higher / An improvement in one's situation due to external factors • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuǐ水

zhǎng涨

chuán

很

kuài快

。

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.

dòu豆

zi子

pào泡

le了

yī一

yè夜

，

quán全

zhàng涨

qǐ起

lái来

le了

。

The beans soaked overnight and all swelled up.

船

gāo高

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

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