zhuàng

form, shape

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 .

犬 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

状 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
状 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
状 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
状 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhuàng

form; appearance; shape; official; accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped

Most common words with 状
Freq.
Word
Meaning

状态

state

状况

condition

症状

symptom (of an illness)

suit

现状

current situation