奘

zàng / zhuǎng
adjective #79,031

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
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
大 dà
big; great
Bottom 大 is the 'big' radical, a person with arms outstretched. It adds the idea of largeness and bulk, combining with 壮 to give 'big and strong.'
phonetic
壮 zhuàng
strong; robust
Top 壮 (here in its traditional form) gives both the sound (zhuàng to zàng) and the meaning 'strong, sturdy' - the two parts reinforce each other.

Stroke Order

奘 zàng