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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
亡 𠤎
Mandarin
chang2, zhang3, zhang4
English
Definitions
long; chief; elder; to grow; head; length; to develop; constantly; forever; Director; always; Director; excel in; leader; strong point
Etymology
Notes
Originally a man 人 with long hair holding out his hand: long; chief; 𠤎 added later; perhaps a variant of 老; an intermediate form shows keen 斤 on top