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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhuang4
- English meanings
- strong, make better, sturdy, magnificent, robust, make stronger, strengthen, make better/stronger
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 丬; right 士.
Meaning & sound clues
士 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “soldier”.
丬 is identified as the sound component (qiáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 壮.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
makeup; adorn
village; manor; solemn
to knock against
measure word (general)
form; state
fit
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 健壮
- 壮丽
- 壮大
- 壮实
- 壮胆
- 壮观
- 强壮
- 理直气壮