Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

account

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhang” becomes a different word in each tone. 账 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 结账jié zhàngto settle accounts; to pay the bill
  • 账户zhàng hù(bank, computer etc) account
  • 账号zhàng hàoaccount number; account; username
  • 账单zhàng dānbill
  • 算账suàn zhàng(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge

Example Sentence

买东西要记得记账,免得乱花钱。Mǎi dōng xi yào jì de jì zhàng, miǎn de luàn huā qián.Remember to keep accounts when shopping to avoid overspending.

买东西Mǎi dōng xito do one's shoppingyàoto want记得jì deto remember记账jì zhàngto keep accounts免得miǎn deso as not to乱花钱luàn huā qiánto spend money recklessly