壮

壯
zhuàng
#1,430 most
frequent character
to strengthen, strong, robust

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

壮 pairs 士 a foot soldier or skilled person with 丬 qiáng as the sound part. It first meant 'big and strong', like a strong man. From there it grew to 'strength', 'robust', and the name of the Zhuang ethnic group.

壮 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
装

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