壯

Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group

壮 = 丬 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol from 壮士, "hero" or "warrior (in armor)".

壮 = 丬 + 士 : The bachelor his held captive by Julian Giant Squid in the anglepod's bathroom! Fortunately the fighter hero already arrived, blinds Julian Giant Squid with sawdust and rescues his love, the bachelor.

壮

壯

zhuàng = zhu + ang4

to strengthen / strong / robust

壮 = 丬 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol from 壮士, "hero" or "warrior (in armor)".

壯 character breakdown

壯
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 爿
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 丩
    - 丨

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

丬

爿

qiáng = qi + ang2

"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]

丬 = 丨 + 冫 : Just as she entered the anglepod, the Queen of Hearts craves for a popsicle. It seems like a miracle that just inside the anglepod's kitchen she finds a crate full of popsicles, which she cracks open using a dinosaur bone. Unfortunately, all the popsicles are contaminated with pieces of wood.

爿

pán = p + an2

classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)

爿 = 丩 + 丆 : Mnemonic symbol: log of wood.

Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Pinocchio (p) sees a pile of wood logs (爿) beneath a wind wheel (丆). Thinking that it was the wind wheel which chopped the wood, feeling personally threatened, he attacks the wind wheel with a roast fork (丩).

Characters with 壯 as component

庄

莊

zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1

farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)

庄 = 土 + 广 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is landing with his parachute (广) next to a farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He is really bad at parachuting though and lands directly in the farms dung hill (土).

装

裝

zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1

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

装 = 壮 + 衣 : Julian Giant Squid and the armoured hero are rehearsing their play in front of the anglepod. Julian Giant Squid wears a kilt and is playing the damsel in distress which is rescued by the armoured hero.

奘

zhuǎng = zhu + ang3

fat / stout

奘

zàng = z + ang4

great