# zhang

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,642

## Definitions
1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丈 (zhàng).

## Easily confused with
- **Zhao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zhao)
- **zing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zing)
- **Zhen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zhen)
- **Zheng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zheng)
- **Zhong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zhong)
- **zag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zag-vs-zhang)
- **Zane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zane-vs-zhang)
- **zany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zany-vs-zhang)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hzang`, `zahng`, `zhagn`, `zhangg`, `zhanng`, `zhhang`, `zhnag`, `zzhang`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zhang