Pinyin "zhuang1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhuang1" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "ang1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zhu"

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang1"

In front of the anglepod.

Characters pronounced zhuang1

装
裝
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
装 = 壮 + 衣 : Julian Giant Squid and the armoured hero are rehearsing their play in front of the anglepod. Julian Giant Squid wears a kilt and is playing the damsel in distress which is rescued by the armoured hero.
庄
莊
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
surname Zhuang
庄 = 土 + 广 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is landing with his parachute (广) next to a farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He is really bad at parachuting though and lands directly in the farms dung hill (土).
庄
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]
庄 = 土 + 广 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is landing with his parachute (广) next to a farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He is really bad at parachuting though and lands directly in the farms dung hill (土).
庄
莊
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
庄 = 土 + 广 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is landing with his parachute (广) next to a farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He is really bad at parachuting though and lands directly in the farms dung hill (土).
妆
粧
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
variant of 妝|妆[zhuang1]
妆 = 丬 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) just applied a lot of make-up (妆) in front of the anglepod (ang1), but right as she is finished Julian Giant Squid (zhu) empties a bag of sawdust (丬) over her head to show his disapproval of the thick and sticky makeup.
妆
妝
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
(of a woman) to adorn oneself / makeup / adornment / trousseau / stage makeup and costume
妆 = 丬 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) just applied a lot of make-up (妆) in front of the anglepod (ang1), but right as she is finished Julian Giant Squid (zhu) empties a bag of sawdust (丬) over her head to show his disapproval of the thick and sticky makeup.
桩
樁
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
stump / stake / pile / classifier for items
荘
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
Japanese variant of 莊|庄
庒
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
old variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]