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Information of 壮
Pinyin
zhuàng
Radical
士
Strokes
6 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to strengthen / strong / robust
壮 (zhuàng)
1. Large, powerful, robust.
- Example: 强壮 (qiáng zhuàng) - strong.
- Example: 壮士 (zhuàng shì) - a strong man.
- Example: 壮心 (zhuàng xīn) - ambitious.
- Example: 壮烈 (zhuàng liè) - heroic.
- Example: 壮美 (zhuàng měi) - magnificent.
- Example: 兵强马壮 (bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng) - well-equipped.
2. To increase courage and strength.
- Example: 壮胆 (zhuàng dǎn) - to boost courage.
- Example: 壮行 (zhuàng xíng) - to act strongly.
- Example: 以壮声势 (yǐ zhuàng shēng shì) - to create a powerful momentum.
3. A Chinese ethnic minority primarily distributed in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and provinces such as Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou (historically written as “僮”).
- Example: 壮族 (zhuàng zú) - Zhuang nationality.
- Example: 壮锦 (zhuàng jǐn) - Zhuang brocade.
- Example: 壮歌 (zhuàng gē) - Zhuang songs.
壮 (zhuàng) as a verb:
1. To strengthen.
- Example: 壮声势 (zhuàng shēng shì) - to strengthen one's position.
- Example: 给他壮胆 (gěi tā zhuàng dǎn) - to encourage him.
2. To grow up.
- Example: 男子当壮 (nán zǐ dāng zhuàng) - Young men should grow.
3. To praise or admire.
- Example: 何其壮也 (hé qí zhuàng yě) - How magnificent!
4. To injure (similar to “戕”).
- Example: 女壮，勿用取女 (nǚ zhuàng, wù yòng qǔ nǚ) - Apply caution in choosing women.
壮 (zhuàng) as a noun:
1. Prime of life.
- Example: 中国古代称男子三十为壮 (zhōng guó gǔ dài chēng nán zǐ sān shí wéi zhuàng) - In ancient China, a man at thirty was called "壮."
2. Terminology in moxibustion (one moxacone).
3. A counting unit in moxibustion. Each moxa cone applied is called one 壮.
4. Refers to moxa cones.大壮灸 (dà zhuàng jiǔ) means using a larger moxa cone, while 小壮灸 (xiǎo zhuàng jiǔ) means using a smaller moxa cone.
5. The provincial name for the Zhuang nationality. Original writing was “僮.”
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc)
cutting one's own wrist / to cut one's arm to save one's body - make a prompt and resolute decision