丈
zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
one (一) + hand (又) = a measured span, a man of stature
The original sense was a hand stretched out to measure a length — one outstretched hand-span standardized into a unit of about ten feet. From 'measured length' it extended to mean a respected older man, as in 丈人, literally 'a man of full stature.'
Words with 丈
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈人
zhàng rén
wife's father (father-in-law)
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
丈夫
zhàng fu
husband
丈母
zhàng mǔ
wife's mother; mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
wife's mother; mother-in-law
丈量
zhàng liáng
to measure
光芒万丈
guāng máng wàn zhàng
(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
公丈
gōng zhàng
decameter