妆
粧zhuāng
#2,633 most
frequent character
variant of 妝|妆[zhuang1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
妆 has 女 woman as its picture part and 丬 qiáng as a sound part. It first meant makeup or putting on makeup. From there it grew to mean adorning oneself, and then jewelry worn by women.
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