壮

壮 U+58EE, 壮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-58EE ← 壭 [U+58ED] CJK Unified Ideographs 壯 → [U+58EF]

壮 U+2F851, 壮 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F851 ← 切 [U+2F850] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 城 → [U+2F852]

See also: 壯

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TranslingualEdit

Shinjitai	壮
Simplified	壮
Traditional	壯

EtymologyEdit

Simplified from 壯 (爿 → 丬)

Han characterEdit

壮 (radical 33 士+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 中一土 (LMG), composition ⿰丬士)

1. big, large
2. robust
3. the Zhuang, an ethnic group living primarily in Guangxi, China

ReferencesEdit

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 243, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5642
• Dae Jaweon: page 483, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 420, character 6
• Unihan data for U+58EE

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ChineseEdit

For pronunciation and definitions of 壮 – see 壯. (This character, 壮, is the simplified form of 壯.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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JapaneseEdit

Shinjitai	壮
Kyūjitai	壯

KanjiEdit

壮

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 壯)

ReadingsEdit

• Goon: しょう (shō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan’on: そう (sō, Jōyō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: さかん (sakan, 壮ん)
• Nanori: つよし (tsuyoshi)

AdjectiveEdit

壮 (-na inflection, hiragana さかん, rōmaji sakan)

1. Alternative spelling of 盛ん

Proper nounEdit

壮 (hiragana そう, rōmaji Sō, historical hiragana さう)

1. A male given name

Proper nounEdit

壮 (hiragana つよし, rōmaji Tsuyoshi)

1. A male given name