账 (zhàng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- accounts
- bills
- credit
- debt
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
账 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 账 is 贝 — meaning sea shell. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 资败费负购贺货赢责赚.
How the character is built
账 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 长 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 账
Tasks Featuring 账 / 相关任务
Words containing 账 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 账 mean in Chinese?
账 (zhàng) means accounts, bills; credit, debt. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 账 have?
账 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 账?
The radical of 账 is 贝 (sea shell). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 资, 败, 费, 负, 购.
What is the pinyin for 账?
账 is pronounced zhàng.
What HSK 4 words use 账?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 账 appears in 1 word, including 结账 (jiézhàng). See the full list above.