zàng / zhuǎng
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Meanings

  1. 1 strong; robust; sturdy (chiefly in personal names)

Examples

玄奘唐代西天取经高僧
Xuánzàng shì Tángdài xītiān qǔjīng de gāosēng.
Xuanzang was the Tang-dynasty monk who traveled west to fetch the Buddhist scriptures.

Tips

culture
Best known from 玄奘, the historical Tang monk who journeyed to India for scriptures and became the model for the master in 西游记 (Journey to the West). In personal names this character is always read zàng, not zhuǎng.

Components

radical
big; great
Bottom is the 'big' radical, a person with arms outstretched. It adds the idea of largeness and bulk, combining with to give 'big and strong.'
phonetic
zhuàng
strong; robust
Top (here in its traditional form) gives both the sound (zhuàng → zàng) and the meaning 'strong, sturdy' — the two parts reinforce each other.

Stroke Order

zàng