"张"这个字有几画？ How many strokes does the Chinese character "张" have? (in your own words) Ans: 7 (btw)

张is a family name in china

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.

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 .

一张纸，one piece of paper