长 cháng long; length
Alternative traditional form of character: 長
Made with 4 strokes.
Originally from a pictograph of a man with long hair and walking stick
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
常 cháng (always) ; 场 cháng (threshing floor)Different tone
昌 chāng (prosperous) ; 厂 chǎng (cliff) ; 唱 chàng (to sing) ; 倡 chàng (to initiate)Radical
Index 168 used in: 张 zhāng ('of')Pronunciation
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Cities
长沙 Changsha, Hunan长春 Changchun, Jilin
长治 Changzhi, Shanxi
Proverbs
不怕路长只怕志短 bù pà lù cháng zhǐ pà zhì duǎn Do not be afraid of a long road to success only be afraid of a shortage of ambition吃一堑,长一智 chī yī qiàn, cháng yí zhì Gain wisdom from experience of setbacks
来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng There is adequate time to achieve your desires
取长补短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn Take notice of other people's admirable qualities
揠苗助长 yà miáo zhù zhǎng Be patient and let nature run its course
夜长梦多 yè cháng mèng duō When in hard times it is foolish to merely dream of better things