帐 meaning and stroke order
Tent, screen, mosquito net; debt, credit, account
How to write 帐, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 帐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy
- variant of 賬|账[zhang4]
How 帐 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Curtain.
巾 gives the meaning and 长 hints at the sound.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 帐
帐 combines 巾 (jīn, cloth) with 长 (cháng, long), which also hints at the sound. Picture a long piece of cloth hung up as a curtain or tent.
The core meaning is cloth hangings, as in 帐篷 (zhàngpeng, tent) and 蚊帐 (wénzhàng, mosquito net). It is also widely written as a variant of 账 (zhàng) in money words like 帐户 and 结帐. Example: 我们在山上搭了一个帐篷。(Wǒmen zài shān shang dā le yí gè zhàngpeng.) We put up a tent on the mountain.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 帐 (cloth radical 巾) and 账 (money radical 贝). For tents and nets always use 帐, and for accounts and bills the standard form is 账, as in 账户 (zhànghù).
Common words with 帐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 帐篷 | zhàngpeng | tent | HSK 7-9 |
| 蚊帐 | wénzhàng | mosquito net | HSK 7-9 |
| 帐子 | zhàngzi | mosquito net | HSK 7-9 |
| 帐户 | zhànghù | variant of 賬戶|账户[zhang4 hu4] | |
| 帐单 | zhàngdān | variant of 賬單|账单[zhang4 dan1] | |
| 结帐 | jiézhàng | variant of 結賬|结账[jie2 zhang4] | |
| 帐号 | zhànghào | variant of 賬號|账号[zhang4 hao4] | |
| 帐簿 | zhàngbù | variant of 賬簿|账簿[zhang4 bu4] | |
| 帐目 | zhàngmù | variant of 賬目|账目[zhang4 mu4] |
帐 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 帐
How many strokes are in 帐?
帐 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 帐 mean?
帐 (zhàng) means tent, screen, mosquito net; debt, credit, account. A common word with it is 帐篷 (zhàngpeng), meaning "tent".
How do you pronounce 帐?
帐 is pronounced zhàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 帐?
The radical of 帐 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 帐 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 帐?
The traditional form of 帐 is 帳. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 帐 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 帐 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 帐 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is it wrong to write 帐单 instead of 账单?
It is not wrong, since dictionaries list 帐 as a variant in these words. However, 账单 (zhàngdān) with 贝 is the standard modern form and is preferred in formal writing.
How is 帐篷 pronounced in everyday speech?
It is zhàngpeng, with the second syllable in the neutral tone. Saying péng with a full second tone sounds stiff in casual speech.