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hamlet

HSK 10 N1
zhuāng
ソウ、ショウ、チャン
ほうき、おごそ.か
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 壯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (莊)
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
Phonetic component
robust
View phonetic series →
Simplified (庄)
广 roof+ earth =
village, farmstead
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Zhuāng]
surname Zhuang
/ [zhuāng]
farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
Japanese
しょう そう 同音
nounn-suf manor; villa (usu. そう when a suffix)
チャン 同音
suffixcounter mahjong counter for games of mahjong
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かがり
Kagari surname
かざり
Kazari surname
しょう
Shou given name
そう
Sou surname
そうさき
Sousaki surname
そお
Soo surname
ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
ちょん
Chon unclassified name
ていえん
Teien surname
そう
Sou surname