上装 (shàng zhuāng) — (verb-object) to apply makeup (especially theat…

Definition

上装 (shàng zhuāng) is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to apply makeup,' often for stage or heavy/dramatic makeup rather than light everyday makeup.

verb

(verb-object) to apply makeup (especially theatrical or heavy makeup)

上装。
Tā měi tiān dōu yào shàng zhuāng cái néng chū mén.
She has to put on makeup every day before going out.
。
Tā shàng le sān gè xiǎo shí de zhuāng cái mǎn yì.
She spent three hours applying makeup before she was satisfied.
上装。
Yǎn yuán zài hòu tái máng zhe shàng zhuāng.
The actors are busy applying makeup backstage.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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