妆
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(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 妝
- Common rank
- #1,859
- Unicode
- U+5986
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
put on makeup · Heisig RSH #243
女 woman + turtle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 妆
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化妆水 | skin toner | |
| 化妆舞会 | masquerade | |
| 化妆品 | cosmetic; makeup product | |
| 化妆师 | makeup artist; (fig.) spin doctor; reputation manager | |
| 化妆室 | dressing room; powder room; (Tw) toilets | |
| 化妆 | to put on makeup | |
| 药妆店 | drugstore; pharmacy (one that offers health, beauty, and wellness products in addition to … | |
| 红妆 | beautiful feminine attire; (fig.) young woman | |
| 妆点 | to decorate | |
| 美妆 | beauty products; cosmetics; (metonym) the beauty industry | |
| 药妆 | cosmeceuticals | |
| 补妆 | to touch up one's makeup | |
| 妆造 | makeup and styling | |
| 妆容 | a look (achieved by applying makeup) | |
| 彩妆 | makeup; cosmetics | |
| 减妆 | makeup box (old) | |
| 整妆 | to touch up one's makeup | |
| 盛妆 | vigorous; strong and healthy | |
| 烟熏妆 | smoky-effect makeup around the eyes | |
| 淡妆 | light makeup |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 丬 — compare how they read.