帐 zhàng — account; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; credit
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.
Common words: 帐篷 (zhàng peng)、蚊帐 (wén zhàng)、帐子 (zhàng zi)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "account"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "account", including 帐 (zhàng), 账 (zhàng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "account" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 帐 (zhàng), 账 (zhàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading zhàng, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 帐 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 帐 zhàngaccount; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; creditUseful words: 帐篷, 蚊帐
- 账 zhàngaccountUseful words: 结账, 账户
Common words for these 2 "account" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 帐 (zhàng) — so "account" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "account".
账 zhàng — account
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.
Common words: 结账 (jié zhàng)、账户 (zhàng hù)、账号 (zhàng hào)
All 2 characters
Open 帐、账 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.