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Translingual
Han character
壯 (Kangxi radical 33, 士+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 女一土 (VMG), four-corner 24210, composition ⿰爿士)
Derived characters
- 梉, 䊋, 匨, 莊, 奘, 娤, 弉, 焋, 裝, 銺, 𡝂, 𢙳, 𪭿, 𣴣, 𦀜, 𨡈, 𢈜, 𤶜, 𧚌, 𤽸, 𩈪, 𫧾, 𤞛, 𨌄(𬨋), 𠨡
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 243, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5643
- Dae Jaweon: page 483, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 428, character 7
- Unihan data for U+58EF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 臧
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 牂
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 戕
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*kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
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| 贓
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 藏
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*zaːŋ, *zaːŋs
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| 奘
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*zaːŋʔ, *zaːŋs
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| 臟
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*zaːŋs
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| 將
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*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs
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| 漿
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 鱂
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 蔣
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*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ
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| 螿
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 槳
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*ʔsaŋʔ
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| 獎
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*ʔsaŋʔ
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| 醬
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*ʔsaŋs
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| 鏘
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*sʰaŋ
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| 蹡
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*sʰaŋ, *ʔshaŋs
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| 嶈
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*sʰaŋ
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| 斨
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*sʰaŋ
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| 爿
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*braːn, *zaŋ
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| 牆
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*zaŋ
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| 妝
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*ʔsraŋ
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| 莊
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*ʔsraŋ
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| 裝
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*ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs
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| 壯
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*ʔsraŋs
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| 疒
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*rnɯːɡ, *zraŋ
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| 床
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*zraŋ
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| 牀
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*zraŋ
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| 狀
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*zraŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsraŋs) : phonetic 爿 (OC *braːn, *zaŋ) + semantic 士.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- zhuǎng - dialectal variant for “robust; strong”, substituting for 奘. Popular in northern Mandarin, including the Beijing area.
Note:
- chàng - vernacular;
- chòng - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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壯
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhuàng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsrjangH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*<r>aŋ-s/
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| English
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robust
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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壯
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10307
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Phonetic
component
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爿
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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壯
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsraŋs/
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Definitions
壯
- strong; robust
- to strengthen
- (colloquial or dialectal, chiefly Hakka or Wu, of a person or an animal) fat
- 人怕出名豬怕壯／人怕出名猪怕壮 ― rén pà chūmíng zhū pà zhuàng ― Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
- (traditional Chinese medicine) one burn of moxa in moxibustion
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
胖 (“fat (
a.)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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胖
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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胖, 富態
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| Taiwan
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胖
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| Malaysia
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胖, 肥
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| Singapore
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胖, 肥
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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胖, 富態
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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胖, 富態
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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胖, 富態
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| Wuhan
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胖, 富態
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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胖, 富態
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| Hefei
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胖, 富態
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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肥
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| Hong Kong
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肥
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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肥
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| Macau
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肥
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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肥
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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肥
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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肥
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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肥
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| Foshan
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肥
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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肥
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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肥
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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肥
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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肥
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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肥
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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肥
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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肥
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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肥
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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肥
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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肥
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| Taishan
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肥
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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肥
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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肥
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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肥
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| Dongguan
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肥
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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肥
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| Yangjiang
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肥, 生肉
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| Nanning
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肥
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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肥
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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肥
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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胖
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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肥
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| Xingning
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肥
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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肥
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| Huiyang
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肥
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| Huidong (Daling)
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肥
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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肥
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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肥
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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肥
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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肥
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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肥
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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肥
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| Changting
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壯, 肥
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| Wuping
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壯
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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肥
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| Liancheng
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壯
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| Ninghua
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壯
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| Ruijin
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壯
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| Shicheng
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壯
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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壯
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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肥, 大箍
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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肥, 大箍
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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肥, 大箍
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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肥, 大箍
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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肥, 大箍
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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大箍
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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肥
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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胖, 肉, 富態
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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肥
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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肥
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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發福, 食好看
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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肥
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| Quanzhou
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肥
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| Zhangzhou
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肥
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| Taipei
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大箍, 肥
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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大箍
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| Kaohsiung
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大箍, 肥
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| Yilan
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大箍, 肥
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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大箍, 肥
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| Taichung
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肥, 大箍
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| Tainan
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大箍, 肥
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| Hsinchu
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肥
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| Kinmen
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大箍, 肥
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| Penghu (Magong)
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大箍, 肥
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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肥
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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肥
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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肥
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| Chaozhou
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肥
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| Shantou
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肥
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| Jieyang
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肥
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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肥
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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肥
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| Leizhou
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肥
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| Wenchang
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肥
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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肥
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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胖, 壯
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| Ningbo
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壯
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| Wenzhou
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壯
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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胖
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| Shuangfeng
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胖
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Compounds
Etymology 2
First written as 獞 (composed of 犭 (quǎn), the “beast” radical, and 童 (tóng), “servant”). Following the foundation of the People’s Republic of China, it was written as 僮 (with 亻 (rén), the “person” radical). Due to the derogatory connotations of the previous characters, it was officially amended to 壯／壮 (zhuàng, “strong; robust”) in 1965.
Pronunciation
Definitions
壯
- (～族) Zhuang, an ethnic group living primarily in Guangxi, China
- 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 ― Guǎngxī zhuàngzú zìzhìqū ― Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
壯
- † Alternative form of 莊／庄 (zhuāng, “serious; solemn”)
- a surname
References
Japanese
Kanji
壯
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 壮)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
壯 (eum 장 (jang))
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Vietnamese
Han character
壯: Hán Nôm readings: tráng, trắng
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