庄 (zhuāng): village, manor
庄 (zhuāng) is a Chinese character meaning “village, manor.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (semantic) and 土 (structural). It ranks #1023 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 庄 house. Its radical form 广 (shelter) appears in many related characters such as 床 (chuáng, bed), 店 (diàn, shop), 广 (guǎng, wide, broad).
Definitions
- village, manor
Etymology & Origin
pictophonetichouse
Decomposition: ⿸广土 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 庄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庄园 | zhuāng yuán | manor |
| 庄严 | zhuāng yán | solemn |
| 山庄 | shān zhuāng | manor house |
| 农庄 | nóng zhuāng | farm |
| 庄家 | zhuāng jiā | farmhouse |
| 庄重 | zhuāng zhòng | grave |
| 端庄 | duān zhuāng | dignified |
| 庄稼地 | zhuāng jia dì | crop land |
| 钱庄 | qián zhuāng | old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was... |
| 康庄大道 | kāng zhuāng dà dào | broad and open road (idiom) |
| 庄稼汉 | zhuāng jia hàn | peasant |
| 庄子 | zhuāng zi | (coll.) village |
| 新庄 | xīn zhuāng | Xinzhuang or Hsinchuang city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 庄稼人 | zhuāng jia rén | (coll.) farmer |
| 地下钱庄 | dì xià qián zhuāng | underground bank |
庄 appears in 60 compound words: 35 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 庄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 庄.
Example Sentences
这个村庄风景优美，吸引了很多游客前来观光。
Zhè gè cūnzhuāng fēngjǐng yōuměi, xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè qiánlái guānguāng.
This village has beautiful scenery and attracts many tourists to visit.
AI浪潮下,又是哪家上市柜企业进驻新庄副都心?
A I làng cháo xià , yòu shì nǎ jiā shàng shì guì qǐ yè jìn zhù xīn zhuāng fù dōu xīn ?
Under the wave of AI, which listed company has entered the Xinzhuang sub-city?
冷眼集/检座疑开地下钱庄 菁英沉沦
lěng yǎn jí jiǎn zuò yí kāi dì xià qián zhuāng 菁 yīng chén 沦
Cold eye collection/inspection of the seat suspected of opening an underground bank, the elite sinking
擅闯特朗普住所海湖庄园警戒线男子被击毙 白宫指特勤局果断行动
shàn chuǎng tè lǎng pǔ zhù suǒ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán jǐng jiè xiàn nán zǐ bèi jī bì bái gōng zhǐ tè qín jú guǒ duàn háng dòng
Man shot dead after breaching security perimeter at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate; White House credits Secret Service for decisive action
快讯/闯入川普海湖庄园遭击毙 21岁嫌身分曝光!家人才刚报失...
kuài xùn chuǎng rù chuān pǔ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán zāo jī bì suì xián shēn fēn pù guāng ! jiā rén cái gāng bào shī . . .
Breaking News: 21-Year-Old Suspect Shot Dead After Breaking Into Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate! Identity Revealed... Family Had Just Reported Him Missing...
一男子试图闯入海湖庄园被击毙
yī nán zǐ shì tú chuǎng rù hǎi hú zhuāng yuán bèi jī bì
Man shot trying to break into Haywood Estates
不谈了！我们去周庄玩怎么样？
Bù tán le! wǒmen qù Zhōuzhuāng wán zěnmeyàng?
No need to say anything more. How about we go to Zhouzhuang?
惠子问庄子：「子非鱼，安知鱼之乐？」
Huìzi wèn Zhuāngzǐ:「 zǐ fēi yú, ān zhī yú zhī lè?」
Huizi asked Zhuangzi: "If you're not a fish, how do you know what fish enjoy?"
一个神圣的仪式在庄严的庙宇中举行。
Yī gè shénshèng de yíshì zài zhuāngyán de miàoyǔ zhōng jǔxíng.
A sacred ritual took place in the magnificent temple.
去那个村庄的唯一途径是过河。
Qù nèige cūnzhuāng de wéiyī tújìng shì guò hé.
The only access to the village is from the river.
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