| 丈 | 233B20 12.82 | 部居  | 畫數 3 | ㄓㄤˋ [zhang4] | ||
| N. | (1) Length of ten feet: 丈二金剛 a Buddhist statue twelve feet high, hence 摸不著頭腦 (a pun) “cannot reach to the head”－cannot make head or tail of; 丈六金身 a tall Buddhist idol. (2) An older relative or person: 丈夫，丈人，丈母 [zhang4fu1], [zhang4ren2], [zhang4mu3]↓; 老丈，老丈人 respectful address to elder person; 方丈 abbot; 國丈 elder statesman; 嶽丈，岳丈 father-in-law. | |||||
| V.t. | To measure land: 丈量 [zhang4liang2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 丈夫 [zhang4fu1], n., (1) a husband; (2) a man: 大丈夫 a man of honor, an upright, fearless person. 2. 丈量 [zhang4liang2], v.t., to survey land, establish dimensions of land officially. 3. 丈母 [zhang4mu3], n., mother-in-law; (AC) elderly woman; 丈母娘 mother-in-law. 4. 丈人 [zhang4ren2], n., father-in-law; (AC) elderly person; 丈人峰 (court.) father-in-law; 丈人行 a person of elder generation. | |||||