长
cháng
long
(bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
a picture of 长 → long, as in long hair flowing down
长 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with long flowing hair, sometimes shown with a cane, emphasizing age and length. The single horizontal stroke 一 is a structural element, not the semantic core — the full character is better read as a picture.
这条路很长，走路要一个小时。
zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng, zǒu lù yào yī gè xiǎo shí.
This road is very long; it takes one hour to walk.
她的特长是画画，画得非常好。
tā de tècháng shì huà huà, huà de fēicháng hǎo.
Her strong point is drawing; she draws very well.
Words with 长
连长
lián zhǎng
company commander
周长
zhōu cháng
variant of 周長|周长[zhou1 chang2]
道长
dào zhǎng
Taoist priest
长命富贵
cháng mìng fù guì
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
长叹
cháng tàn
long sigh
长嘴剑鸻
cháng zuǐ jiàn héng
(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
长嘴地鸫
cháng zuǐ dì dōng
(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
长嘴捕蛛鸟
cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
长嘴斑海雀
cháng zuǐ bān hǎi què
(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)
长嘴百灵
cháng zuǐ bǎi líng
(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
长板
cháng bǎn
longboard
长嘴钩嘴鹛
cháng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi
(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos)