zhuāng

to adorn oneself

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
丬 sound component

  Sound component

qiáng

  

piece of wood

is a component form of .

女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

Evolution

妆 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
妆 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
妆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妆 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
妆 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhuāng

to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up; (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume

() 

zhuāng

variant of |[zhuāng]

Most common words with 妆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

化妆

to put on makeup

makeup

化妆品

cosmetic

卸妆

to remove makeup

嫁妆

dowry