丈
zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male
one (一) + hand (又) = a measured span, a man of stature
The original sense was a hand stretched out to measure a length — one outstretched hand-span standardized into a unit of about ten feet. From 'measured length' it extended to mean a respected older man, as in 丈人, literally 'a man of full stature.'
这条河大约有两丈深。
zhè tiáo hé dà yuē yǒu liǎng zhàng shēn。
This river is about two zhang deep.
古时候，人们用丈来量土地的长短。
gǔ shí hòu， rén men yòng zhàng lái liáng tǔ dì de cháng duǎn。
In ancient times, people used zhang to measure the length of land.
Words with 丈
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈人
zhàng rén
wife's father (father-in-law)
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
丈夫
zhàng fu
husband
丈母
zhàng mǔ
wife's mother; mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
wife's mother; mother-in-law
丈量
zhàng liáng
to measure
光芒万丈
guāng máng wàn zhàng
(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
公丈
gōng zhàng
decameter