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妝
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妆
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put on makeup

HSK 10
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zhuāng
ソウ、ショウ
よそお.う
장
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 爿 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (妝)
爿 half+ 女 woman =
妝 put on makeup
爿 Phonetic component
pán half
half of tree trunk
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女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
Simplified (妆)
丬 piece of wood+ 女 woman =
妆 to adorn oneself
丬 Phonetic component
qiáng piece of wood
"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[piàn]
丬 is a component form of 爿.
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女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
Notes
Similar Characters
床 bed (simp)疒 sickness壯 robust (trad)將 commander (trad)戕 slay牆 wall (trad)狀 state of affairs (trad)臧 right寐 sleep寢 get some shuteye (trad)寤 scarce佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
妆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妆 / 妝 [zhuāng]
(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (27)
化妆 [huà​zhuāng] #3,538
to put on makeup
化妆品 [huà​zhuāng​pǐn] #5,957
cosmetic
卸妆 [xiè​zhuāng] #40,082
to remove makeup
嫁妆 [jià​zhuang] #19,022
dowry
梳妆台 [shū​zhuāng​tái] #18,793
dressing table
梳妆 [shū​zhuāng] #28,712
to dress and groom oneself
浓妆艳抹 [nóng​zhuāng​yàn​mǒ] #32,018
to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
化妆室 [huà​zhuāng​shì] #29,107
dressing room
淡妆 [dàn​zhuāng] #68,396
light makeup
浓妆 [nóng​zhuāng] #34,071
heavy makeup and gaudy dress
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