壮
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to strengthen; strong; robust
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 士 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 壮
- Common rank
- #1,438
- Unicode
- U+58EE
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
robust · Heisig RSH #336
turtle + 士 soldier
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 壮
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 广西壮族自治区 | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4] (short name 桂[G… | |
| 文山壮族苗族自治州 | Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3… | |
| 气壮山河 | magnificent; inspiring | |
| 理直气壮 | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to… | |
| 身强力壮 | strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust | |
| 连山壮族瑶族自治县 | Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Gua… | |
| 兵强马壮 | lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); fig. a well-trained and powerful army | |
| 年轻力壮 | young and vigorous (idiom) | |
| 青壮年 | the prime of one's life | |
| 壮起胆子 | to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face | |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 | if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age | |
| 顶门壮户 | to support the family business (idiom) | |
| 老当益壮 | old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years | |
| 壮大 | to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large | |
| 壮语 | Zhuang language; language of the Zhuang ethnic group 壯族|壮族[Zhuang4 zu2] of Guangxi | |
| 壮语 | magnificent talk; exaggeration | |
| 壮阳 | (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive | |
| 人怕出名猪怕壮 | lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame… | |
| 壮年 | lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (… | |
| 壮族 | Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 丬 — compare how they read.