zhuāng

dress

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

Components
壮 sound component

  Sound component

zhuàng

  

big, strong

衣 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

clothes

Evolution

装 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
装 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
装 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
装 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhuāng

dress, clothes; decorate; fill; adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack

Most common words with 装
Freq.
Word
Meaning

adornment

假装

to feign

服装

dress

装备

equipment

装置

to install