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The character 长, with its traditional form 長, originates from an early pictographic depiction of a person with long hair, conveying the core concept of length. Its traditional form structurally suggests this pictorial origin through elements that evoke hair and a figure, while the simplified form 长 is a direct graphical abstraction derived from cursive styles. The meaning extended from physical length to include temporal duration, the state of being senior or elder, and the verbal sense of growing or increasing, resulting in the modern distinct pronunciations cháng for "long" and zhǎng for "to grow" or "elder".
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这条河很长。
他的头发长得很快。
长城是中国著名的古迹。
孩子们在健康成长。
长时间工作对身体不好。
校长在会议上发表了讲话。
她的艺术生涯长达三十年。
经济发展是市长长期关注的重点。