"zhang" meaning in English

See zhang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: zhangs [plural]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丈 (zhàng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|丈|tr=zhàng}} Mandarin 丈 (zhàng) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} zhang (usually uncountable, plural zhangs)
  1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: , the equivalent unit in Japanese contexts
    Sense id: en-zhang-en-noun-xZPnDI0g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hanyu Pinyin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 63 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 12 12 12

Inflected forms

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