Character: 丈
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhàng
Preclassic Old Chinese: draŋʔ
Classic Old Chinese: dráŋ
Western Han Chinese: ḍáŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: ḍáŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: ḍáŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ḍáŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: ḍáŋ
Middle Chinese: ḍáŋ
English meaning : respected person; measure of earth [L.Zhou]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) чжан (китайская сажень = 3,2 метра); измерять землю; 2) почтенный человек; 3) тесть
Comments: Both meanings are probably derived from 長 *traŋʔ 'to become long, grow up; elder, senior' (q.v.) ("elder, senior" > "respected person"; "to measure length" > "measure of earth, measure of length"). The meaning "respected person" gave rise (as early as in Han) to a narrower meaning "father-in-law". In this sense the word was borrowed in Viet. as du'ọ'ng 'stepfather; husband of one's aunt or sister' (the regular Sino-Viet. rendering of 丈 is tru'ọ'ng).
Radical: 1
Four-angle index: 6416
Karlgren code: 0722 a
Go-on: diyau
Kan-on: tiyau
Japanese reading: jō;take
Vietnamese reading: du'ọ'ng
