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壮

zhuàng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 壯

What 壮 means

1. to strengthen
2. strong
3. robust

Other readings

壮 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• ZhuàngZhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China

Example sentences

• 壮丽！
  Magnificent!
• 他很强壮。
  He's strong.
• 他比你强壮。
  He's stronger than you.
• 汤姆又高又壮。
  Tom is tall and likewise strong.
• 他长得很健壮。
  He's well built.
• 汤姆高大强壮。
  Tom is tall and strong.

Words starting with 壮

• 壮观zhuàng guānspectacular; magnificent sight
• 壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificence; magnificent; majestic
• 壮烈zhuàng lièbrave; heroic
• 壮大zhuàng dàto strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large
• 壮士zhuàng shìhero; fighter; brave strong guy
• 壮举zhuàng jǔmagnificent feat; impressive feat; heroic undertaking
• 壮志zhuàng zhìgreat goal; magnificent aspiration
• 壮族Zhuàng zúZhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China
• 壮实zhuàng shirobust; sturdy
• 壮年zhuàng niánlit. robust years; prime of life; summer
• 壮胆zhuàng dǎnto get one’s courage up; to embolden
• 壮美zhuàng měimagnificent
• 壮阔zhuàng kuògrand; majestic; vast
• 壮丁zhuàng dīngable-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war)
• 壮语zhuàng yǔmagnificent talk; exaggeration
• 壮阳zhuàng yáng(TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive
• 壮起胆子zhuàng qǐ dǎn zito proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face
• 壮硕zhuàng shuòsturdy; thick and strong

Words containing 壮

• 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side…
• 强壮qiáng zhuàngstrong; sturdy; robust
• 悲壮bēi zhuàngsolemn and stirring; moving and tragic
• 健壮jiàn zhuàngrobust; healthy; sturdy
• 粗壮cū zhuàngthick and solid
• 雄壮xióng zhuàngmajestic; awesome; full of power and grandeur
• 茁壮zhuó zhuànghealthy and strong; sturdy; thriving
• 青壮年qīng zhuàng niánthe prime of one's life
• 豪言壮语háo yán zhuàng yǔbold, visionary words
• 身强力壮shēn qiáng lì zhuàngstrong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
• 波澜壮阔bō lán zhuàng kuòsurging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale
• 年轻力壮nián qīng lì zhuàngyoung and vigorous (idiom)
• 少壮shào zhuàngyoung and strong; in the prime of youth
• 精壮jīng zhuàngmuscular; strong
• 肥壮féi zhuàngstout and strong
• 豪壮háo zhuàngmagnificent; heroic
• 少壮派shào zhuàng pàiyoung guard; young and vigorous group with new ideas; new wave
• 兵强马壮bīng qiáng mǎ zhuànglit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); fig. a well-trained and powerful army
• 气壮山河qì zhuàng shān hémagnificent; inspiring
• 老当益壮lǎo dāng yì zhuàngold but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
• 豪情壮志háo qíng zhuàng zhìlofty ideals; noble aspirations
• 顶门壮户dǐng mén zhuàng hùto support the family business (idiom)
• 矮壮素ǎi zhuàng sùchlormequat chloride; cycocel
• 彪壮biāo zhuàngtall and husky; hefty

Characters built on 丬

These share the phonetic component 丬 (qiáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition…
• 妆zhuāng(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment

Characters that look like 壮

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 社shè(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
• 幼yòuyoung
• 劫jiéto rob; to plunder; to seize by force
• 驰chíto run fast; to speed; to gallop
• 牡mǔ(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills

Sounds the same

Read zhuàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 撞to knock against; to bump into; to run into
• 状(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition…
• 幢classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. chuáng); (archaic) curtain hung over boat or…
• 戆simple; honest
• 僮old variant of 壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi
• 獞old variant of 壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi