Memory phrase for the character: 壮

壮

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Meaning

strong, sturdy, robust, to strengthen

Pronunciation

zhuàng

Explanation

 Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half; cf. 片,爿), right: scholar 士

Mnemonic
 
(He is skilled at sexual practices?) In the bed, the scholar is strong and sturdy.

Radicals

丬 bedSimplification of fragment: 爿 which shows a tree split lengthwise. (片 is the other half) - Not at least because of its use with these characters 寐,寝 for 'sleep', it got the meaning of "bed".
士 scholarDon't mistake with "earth 土", which has a longer base line.




 Vocabulary

壮大 zhuàng dà  to expand; to strengthen
波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò  surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale
 

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