妆(zhuāng)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 妝

(of a woman) to adorn oneself

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuāng
Meaning
(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
妝

Origin & structure

Where 妆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰丬女

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 丬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

丬pán女nǚ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 妆 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 妆

Common words using 妆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huà化zhuāng妆
HSK 7-9

to put on makeup

Open 化妆 page →
jià嫁zhuāng妆
HSK 7-9

dowry

Open 嫁妆 page →
xiè卸zhuāng妆

to remove makeup; (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments

Open 卸妆 page →
zhuāng妆lián奁

trousseau; lady's dressing case

Open 妆奁 page →
zhuāng妆róng容

a look (achieved by applying makeup)

Open 妆容 page →
zhuāng妆diǎn点

to decorate

Open 妆点 page →
cǎi彩zhuāng妆

makeup

Open 彩妆 page →
shū梳zhuāng妆

to dress and groom oneself

Open 梳妆 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 妆’s common words

化嫁卸奁容点彩梳

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