妆

妝/粧

zhuāng

丬 + 女

Definitions

zhuāng (noun) makeup; cosmetics

zhuāng (verb) to put on makeup; to dress up

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 丬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 妝.

Semantic: 女 Phonetic: 丬

About

妆 is the simplified form of 妝, a phonosemantic compound in which 女 (woman) gives the meaning and 丬 indicates the sound. It refers to the act of applying cosmetics, grooming, or adorning oneself, and to the makeup or adornments themselves. A common variant, 粧, uses 米 and 庄 but shares the same core sense of beautification and personal presentation.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

她在化妆。

Tā zài huàzhuāng.

She is applying makeup.

她化妆很快。

Tā huàzhuāng hěn kuài.

She puts on makeup very quickly.

你不化妆吗？

Nǐ bù huàzhuāng ma?

Don't you wear makeup?

她的化妆盒很漂亮。

Tā de huàzhuāng hé hěn piàoliang.

Her makeup box is very beautiful.

新娘妆需要精心准备。

Xīnniáng zhuāng xūyào jīngxīn zhǔnbèi.

The bridal makeup needs careful preparation.

这个舞台妆效果太夸张了。

Zhège wǔtái zhuāng xiàoguǒ tài kuāzhāng le.

This stage makeup effect is too exaggerated.

她擅长化各种时尚妆容。

Tā shàncháng huà gèzhǒng shíshàng zhuāngróng.

She is good at creating various fashionable makeup looks.

素颜的她与浓妆的她判若两人。

Sùyán de tā yǔ nóng zhuāng de tā pànruòliǎngrén.

She looks like a completely different person with no makeup compared to when she wears heavy makeup.

Related Characters

Component: 丬

Component: 女

妆