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

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).
庄
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]
桩
樁
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
stump / stake / pile / classifier for items
桩 = 木 + 庄 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) made a pile (桩) of stakes (桩) out of the Christmas trees (木) growing next to the farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1) so that he's prepared if any vampires should try to attack him.
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.
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.
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.
荘
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
Japanese variant of 莊|庄
庒
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
old variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]