张
Meaning
- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
Example sentence
把嘴张开！
Open your mouth!
The character 张
张 is 弓, a bow, beside 长: drawing a bow open. From opening comes the measure word for flat things — 一张纸, 一张桌子, 一张票 — and 紧张 is a bow pulled tight, meaning nervous.