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1.

Animated Stroke Order 账

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 账 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 账

账 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

账

贝shell/currency

账=贝shell/currency+长long

Long threads (长) record shell transactions (贝) — an account or ledger for money.

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5.

How to Use 账

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 账 works in context.

Financial accounts or records

These words refer to types of accounts or bills.

账户 • zhàng hù • (bank) account • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhàng账

hù户

(bank) account

账号 • zhàng hào • account • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhàng账

hào号

account

账单 • zhàng dān • bill • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhàng账

dān单

bill

Actions of settling accounts

These words describe the process of paying or settling bills.

结账 • jié zhàng • to pay the bill • HSK 5

HSK 5

jié结

zhàng账

6.

Example Sentences

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

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

huì会

jì记

zhàng账

guǎn管

lǐ理

kāi开

zhī支

。

I keep accounts every day to manage expenses

wǒ我

de的

yín银

háng行

zhàng账

hù户

yú余

é额

bù

qǐng请

bǎ把

zhàng账

dān单

gěi给

wǒ我

jié结

yí一

xià

Information

Pinyinzhàng

Meaningaccount

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional賬

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1034

Zhuyinㄓㄤˋ

UnicodeU+8D26

CangjieBOMM

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to pay the bill

算账 • suàn zhàng • settle accounts / hold accountable • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

suàn算

zhàng账

settle accounts / hold accountable

不

zú足

。

My bank account balance is insufficient

下

。

Please give me the bill to settle

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Characters with radical "贝".

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