Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

account; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; credit

Chinese: 帐篷、帷帐;也通“账”。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhang” becomes a different word in each tone. 帐 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

  • 帐篷zhàng pengtent
  • 蚊帐wén zhàngmosquito net
  • 帐子zhàng zimosquito net
  • 过帐guò zhàngposting (accounting)
  • 手帐shǒu zhàngnotebook; pocket diary

Example Sentence

我们在野外搭起了一顶帐篷。Wǒ men zài yě wài dā qǐ le yì dǐng zhàng peng.We pitched a tent in the wild.

我们Wǒ menwe在野zài yěto be out of (political) owàioutsideto put upto risele(completed action)onedǐngapex帐篷zhàng pengtent