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杖 = 木 + 丈

杖 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cane”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 丈 (unit of length equal 3.3 meters).

Keyword
cane
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zhàng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cane, walking stick, трость, walking stick
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
杖 cane

Decomposition

ids

  1. 木 tree
  2. 丈 unit of length equal 3.3 meters

How to find 杖 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “unit of length equal 3.3 meters”. 杖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 杖 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.