裝

简 装 · 繁 裝
Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng

Meanings

  1. adornment
  2. to adorn
  3. dress
  4. clothing
  5. costume (of an actor in a play)
  6. to play a role
  7. to pretend
  8. to install
  9. to fix
  10. to wrap (sth in a bag)
  11. to load
  12. to pack
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zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
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character · Etymology 1

  1. baggage; luggage; bags
  2. outfit; clothes; clothing
  3. style of dress
  4. items for daily use; dowry
  5. style of bookbinding
  6. style of packaging or storage
  7. to dress up; to attire; to clothe
  8. to feign; to pretend; to make believe
  9. (Hong Kong) to furnish; to refurbish; to renovate; to decorate
  10. to load; to stack; to cram; to fill
  11. to wrap (something in a bag); to put into
  12. to assemble; to install (a fixture, a computer program, etc.)
  13. to hold; to store; to contain
  14. to carry; to convey
  15. to mount; to decorate; to adorn
  16. (Cantonese) to set up; to entrap
  17. 31st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "packing" (𝌤)
  18. (Hakka) to get injured or damaged after being hit by something

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Sichuanese) to piece together

character · Etymology 3

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 𥊙

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裝 · zhuang1
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Exact source record裝 装 [zhuang1] /adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a play)/to play a role/to pretend/to install/to fix/to wrap (sth in a bag)/to load/to pack/