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裝
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装
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attire

HSK 10
Human →Actions
zhuāng
ソウ、ショウ
よそお.う、よそお.い
장
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 壯 represents the sound.
Components
壯 robust+ 衣 clothing =
裝 attire
壯 Phonetic component
robust
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衣 Meaning component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
Notes
Similar Characters
奘 stout莊 hamlet (trad)劳 manual (simp)勞 labor (trad)卒 foot soldier衰 decline袁 Yuan奮 exert oneself (trad/jp)亵 insult (simp)扆 screen (alt)表 surface衮 imperial robe (simp)衷 innermost feelings衾 coverlet袅 curling (simp)袈 Buddhist cassock袋 bag袞 ceremonial (trad)袤 longitude裁 tailor
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
裝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
装 / 裝 [zhuāng]
adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
Japanese
装 そう 同音

noun

  1. clothing; dressing
  2. binding (of a book)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (192)
假装 [jiǎ​zhuāng] #1,486
to feign
服装 [fú​zhuāng] #2,571
dress
装备 [zhuāng​bèi] #3,360
equipment
装置 [zhuāng​zhì] #2,172
to install
安装 [ān​zhuāng] #5,113
to install
武装 [wǔ​zhuāng] #3,722
arms
装修 [zhuāng​xiū] #5,230
to decorate
装饰 [zhuāng​shì] #4,031
to decorate
包装 [bāo​zhuāng] #6,165
to pack
时装 [shí​zhuāng] #3,586
fashion
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
草食男子 [そうしょくだんし] #119,416
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers
KOREAN WORDS (17)
장비 #7,915
equipment
무장 #8,388
being armed; militarization
장치 #8,578
device; apparatus; equipment
내장 #20,011
interior decoration; interior furnishings
장식 #22,290
decoration
복장 #23,806
attired appearance
정장 #28,882
formal wear; suit
분장 #29,432
makeup; dressing up
군장 #39,920
military gear
남장
wearing men's clothes; mimicking a male appearance
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