漲 meaning and stroke order
Flood tide; to rise in price
How to write 漲, stroke by stroke
14 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 漲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to rise (of prices, rivers)
- to swell
- to distend
How 漲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 张 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 漲
漲 combines water 氵 with 張 (zhāng), which gives the sound. Picture water spreading out and stretching higher, like a river rising after rain.
漲 (zhǎng) is used for things going up, especially prices, water levels, and tides. It appears in everyday words like 漲價 (zhǎngjià) and 上漲 (shàngzhǎng). Example: 房價又漲了。(Fángjià yòu zhǎng le.) Housing prices went up again.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 漲 with 張 (zhāng) because they share the same right side. Remember that only 漲 has the water radical, and its tone is third tone zhǎng, not first tone.
Common words with 漲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 上漲 | shàngzhǎng | to rise; to go up | HSK 5 |
| 漲價 | zhǎngjià | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | HSK 5 |
| 高漲 | gāozhǎng | to surge up; to rise | HSK 7-9 |
| 水漲船高 | shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo | the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop | HSK 7-9 |
| 漲潮 | zhǎngcháo | high tide; rising tide |
Questions about 漲
How many strokes are in 漲?
漲 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 漲 mean?
漲 (zhǎng) means flood tide; to rise in price. A common word with it is 上涨 (shàngzhǎng), meaning "to rise; to go up".
How do you pronounce 漲?
漲 is pronounced zhǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 漲?
The radical of 漲 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 漲 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 漲?
漲 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 涨, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between zhǎng and zhàng for 漲?
Zhǎng means to rise, as with prices or rivers. Zhàng means to swell or feel bloated, as in 頭昏腦漲 (tóuhūn nǎozhàng), dizzy and heavy-headed.
What does the idiom 水漲船高 mean?
Literally it means that when the water rises, the boat rises too. It describes something improving or increasing along with the general trend, for example salaries rising as the economy grows.