壮zhuàng
big, large; robust, strong; the name of a tribe. 6 strokes, radical 士, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin zhuàngStrokes 6Radical 士Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 壮
Strokes 1–3 write 丬, then strokes 4–6 write 士.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 壮 · the stroke-order rules
What 壮 is made of
丬 (qiáng, half of tree trunk) and 士 (shì, scholar).
士 carries the meaning — soldier — and 丬 carries the sound.
Words that use 壮
| 强壮 | strong, sturdy 指身体结实有力 一位强壮的保安在旁值守。A sturdy guard kept watch beside it. Lesson 633, 柜台便民 · 法安天下与正气长存 · Judicial Justice & Principled Restraint |
| 壮观 | spectacular, magnificent 指景象雄伟、气势很大 少数民族的节日十分壮观。The minority festival is thoroughly spectacular. Lesson 694, 民族节日 · 敏锐洞察与奋发图强 · Keen Perception & Diligent Enterprise |
Characters that share the sound part 丬
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.