Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
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to strengthen / strong / robust
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How to pronounce 壯

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

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+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

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壯 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
pán = p + an2
classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)
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"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
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= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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Characters with 壯 as component

farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
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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
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zàng = z + ang4
great
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Words with 壯

robust / healthy / sturdy
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price

Sentences with 壯

壯 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhuàng

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