张这个字有几画?
If I get this right, 张这个字有几画? means "How many strokes does this character have?"
But I don’t understand what 张 is doing at the beginning?

张 is a classificator for 画 (一张画）and a verb meaning ’to open’. So I don’t understand what 张这个字 means.

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张这个字有几画?
If I get this right, 张这个字有几画? means "How many strokes does this character have?"
But I don’t understand what 张 is doing at the beginning?

张 is a classificator for 画 (一张画）and a verb meaning ’to open’. So I don’t understand what 张这个字 means.

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"张"这个字有几画？
How many strokes does the Chinese character "张" have? (in your own words)

Ans: 7 (btw)

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张is a family name in china

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Thank you. I was so focused on the meaning of 张 that I completely overlooked that the question was only about the number of strokes of 张.

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firstly,about  the  meaning of  the sentence ,you are right , in this sentnce ,张 is   just  a word, because in chinese you will find that our words have their different structure;  no matter what meaning of it ,its stroke wont be changed ,right ?
then ,because of difference means ,you cant understand it .张,if as a verb, maening "to open",you are right ,such as "张嘴” ；besides, when it as a noun ,it can be regard "a family name （张飞）" \ a "piece", such as 一张纸、一张桌子。
i hope i can  heip you .

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一张纸，one piece of paper

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