帐

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(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

巾 meaning “curtain” + 长 sound ( cháng )

Components 巾长

tent · Heisig RSH #2856

巾 towel + 长 long

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
电子手帐	diàn zǐ shǒu zhàng	electronic organizer; PDA
流水帐	liú shuǐ zhàng	variant of 流水賬\|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4]
活期帐户	huó qī zhàng hù	current account (in bank)
金帐汗国	Jīn zhàng Hán guó	Golden Horde (ancient state)
分类帐	fēn lèi zhàng	a ledger; a spreadsheet
记帐员	jì zhàng yuán	bookkeeper
秋后算帐	qiū hòu suàn zhàng	lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to s…
帐子	zhàng zi	mosquito net; CL:頂\|顶[ding3]
亲兄弟，明算帐	qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng	even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
手帐	shǒu zhàng	notebook; pocket diary
往来帐户	wǎng lái zhàng hù	current account (in bank)
交帐	jiāo zhàng	to settle accounts
报帐	bào zhàng	variant of 報賬\|报账[bao4 zhang4]
收益帐户	shōu yì zhàng hù	income account (accountancy)
对帐	duì zhàng	variant of 對賬\|对账[dui4 zhang4]
过帐	guò zhàng	posting (accounting)
帐单	zhàng dān	variant of 賬單\|账单[zhang4 dan1]
帐号	zhàng hào	variant of 賬號\|账号[zhang4 hao4]
帐目	zhàng mù	variant of 賬目\|账目[zhang4 mu4]
销货帐	xiāo huò zhàng	sales ledger (accountancy)

Characters sharing the sound component 长 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
长 sound part	cháng	long, lasting; to excel in
张	zhāng	to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
账	zhàng	accounts, bills; credit, debt
胀	zhàng	swelling, inflation
怅	chàng	disappointed; regretful; upset
伥	chāng	the ghost of one devoured by a tiger
苌	cháng	Averrhora carambola; surname
枨	chéng	jamb, door stop; to touch