壮 (zhuàng) — (adjective) strong, robust; (verb) to strengthen
Definition
A simple written adjective for 'strong, robust' (people, bodies, economies). 健壮 is more about physical health, 壮大 adds the sense of growing in scale or power.
adjective
strongrobust
verb
to strengthen
Examples
- 壮，。Tā hěn zhuàng, néng jǔ qǐ yì bǎi gōng jīn.He is very strong and can lift one hundred kilograms.
- 壮。Hē diǎn tāng kě yǐ zhuàng shēn tǐ.Drinking some soup can strengthen the body.
- 。Zhè ge chéng shì de jīng jì yuè lái yuè zhuàng dà.This city's economy is getting stronger and stronger.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 壯; 壮 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
爿
爿pán壯zhuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 壯 uses 士 to hint at the meaning and 爿 for the sound; the simplified 壮 is a later abbreviation.
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