妆
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zhuāng · adornment, make-up

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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 妆

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zhuāngWords pronounced zhuāng
zhuangWords pronounced zhuang
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Example sentences

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Huà zhuāng tài nóng de huà liǎn huì kàn zhe hěn qí guài.化妆太浓的话脸会看着很奇怪。

A face with too much make up looks strange.

Source: Tatoeba #8690317 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā huà zhe nóng zhuāng.她化着浓妆。

She wears a lot of makeup.

Source: Tatoeba #1416142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yīn wèi huà zhuāng pǐn pí fū guò mǐn le.我因为化妆品皮肤过敏了。

I got a makeup-induced rash.

Source: Tatoeba #426897 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè huà zhuāng shī, měi dāng wǒ bǎ yí gè gū niáng biàn chéng dà měi nǚ.我是个化妆师,每当我把一个姑娘变成大美女。

I'm a make-up artist. I can turn any girl into a beautiful woman.

Source: Tatoeba #1298060 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǎn yuán de pí fū shì huà guò zhuāng de.演员的皮肤是化过妆的。

The actress' skin has makeup on it.

Source: Tatoeba #2188447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bù xǐhuan zhuāng huà tài nóng de nǚ rén.汤姆不喜欢妆化太浓的女人。

Tom doesn't like women who wear too much makeup.

Source: Tatoeba #8792072 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 妆 in context

  1. Say zhuāng, then recall the core meaning: adornment, make-up.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 化妆 (huà zhuāng), meaning “to put on makeup”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 妆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.