账 meaning and stroke order
Account; bill; debt
How to write 账, stroke by stroke
8 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 账
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- account
- bill
- debt
How 账 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
贝 gives the meaning and 长 hints at the sound.
Radical: 贝 (sea shell), shared by 63 characters on this site.
How to remember 账
账 is 贝 (bèi, shell) on the left, an old symbol for money, plus 长 (cháng/zhǎng) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a long (长) list of money (贝) entries: that is an account or a bill.
账 usually appears in compounds about money records, bills and online accounts, such as 账户 (zhànghù), 账单 (zhàngdān) and 账号 (zhànghào). At a restaurant you can say 服务员，结账。(Fúwùyuán, jiézhàng.) Waiter, the bill please.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 账 (zhàng) with 帐 (zhàng, curtain or tent), which has 巾 instead of 贝. If the meaning involves money, use the one with 贝. Also remember that 长 here is read zhàng in fourth tone, not cháng.
Common words with 账
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 账户 | zhànghù | (bank, computer etc) account | HSK 6 |
| 账单 | zhàngdān | bill | HSK 7-9 |
| 账号 | zhànghào | account number; account; username | HSK 7-9 |
| 算账 | suànzhàng | (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get | HSK 7-9 |
| 混账 | hùnzhàng | shameful; absolutely disgraceful! | |
| 付账 | fùzhàng | to settle an account | |
| 结账 | jiézhàng | to settle accounts; to pay the bill | |
| 账本 | zhàngběn | account book | |
| 转账 | zhuǎnzhàng | to transfer (money to a bank account) | |
| 账目 | zhàngmù | accounts; financial records; accounting entry |
账 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 账
How many strokes are in 账?
账 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 账 mean?
账 (zhàng) means account; bill; debt. A common word with it is 账户 (zhànghù), meaning "(bank, computer etc) account".
How do you pronounce 账?
账 is pronounced zhàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 账?
The radical of 账 is 贝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 账 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 账?
The traditional form of 账 is 賬. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 账 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 账 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 账 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 账户 and 账号?
账户 (zhànghù) is the account itself, such as a bank account. 账号 (zhànghào) is the account number or username you log in with. For an app login, people usually say 账号.
Does 算账 only mean doing accounts?
No. Besides balancing the books, 算账 can mean settling a score with someone. 我回头再跟你算账 (Wǒ huítóu zài gēn nǐ suànzhàng) means "I'll deal with you later."