状 (zhuàng): (bound form) form, appearance, shape, (bound form) state, condition, (bound form) to describe
状 (zhuàng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) form.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丬 (phonetic) and 犬 (semantic). It ranks #624 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 状 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat), 猪 (zhū, hog).
Definitions
- (bound form) form
- appearance
- shape
- (bound form) state
- condition
- (bound form) to describe
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 状
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 状态noun | zhuàng tài | condition | 5 |
| 状况noun | zhuàng kuàng | condition | 5 |
| 症状noun | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | 6 |
| 形状noun | xíng zhuàng | form | 5 |
| 现状noun | xiàn zhuàng | current situation | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原状noun | yuán zhuàng | previous condition |
| 甲状腺noun | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn | (anatomy) thyroid gland |
| 告状verb | gào zhuàng | to tell on sb |
| 诉状noun | sù zhuàng | indictment |
| 紧急状态noun | jǐn jí zhuàng tài | state of emergency |
| 冠状动脉noun | guān zhuàng dòng mài | coronary artery |
| 罪状noun | zuì zhuàng | charges or facts about a crime |
| 奖状noun | jiǎng zhuàng | prize certificate |
| 惨状noun | cǎn zhuàng | devastation |
| 球状adjective | qiú zhuàng | sphere |
| 奇形怪状phrase | qí xíng guài zhuàng | fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) |
| 环状adjective | huán zhuàng | annular |
| 状告verb | zhuàng gào | to sue |
| 状元noun | zhuàng yuán | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) |
| 安于现状phrase | ān yú xiàn zhuàng | to take things as they are (idiom) |
状 appears in 100 compound words: 9 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 35 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 状 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress); to take things as they are
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 状.
Example Sentences
了解状字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè zhuàng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "状" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
宫腔紫状回声要警惕了?是否为“杂乱回声”的误写需...
gōng qiāng zǐ zhuàng huí shēng yāo jǐng tì le ? shì fǒu wéi zá luàn huí shēng de wù xiě xū . . .
Should we be vigilant about the purple echo of the uterine cavity? Whether it is a misspelling of "chaotic echo"...
...岁 好友黄文标叫救护车 送院前已呈半昏迷状态
. . . suì hǎo yǒu huáng wén biāo jiào jiù hù chē sòng yuàn qián yǐ chéng bàn hūn mí zhuàng tài
... Friend Huang Wenbiao called an ambulance and was in a semi-coma before being sent to the hospital
...:与免疫力有关!瞭解“4+1”守则远离带状疱疹
. . . : yǔ miǎn yì lì yǒu guān ! 瞭 jiě 4 1 shǒu zé yuǎn lí dài zhuàng 疱 疹
...: Related to immunity! Understand the "4+1" rule to stay away from shingles
告别假期疲惫感 三招重启身心好状态
gào bié jiǎ qī pí bèi gǎn sān zhāo chóng qǐ shēn xīn hǎo zhuàng tài
Say goodbye to holiday fatigue and three tricks to restart your body and mind in a good state
“庆余年”男星“状告生父”历史被挖 摇身金牌讲师
qìng yú nián nán xīng zhuàng gào shēng fù lì shǐ bèi wā yáo shēn jīn pái jiǎng shī
"Qing Yu Nian" male star "sued his biological father" for "history was dug up and turned into a gold medal lecturer."
这种症状在我身上将会持续多久？
Zhèzhǒng zhēng zhuàng zài wǒ shēnshang jiānghuì chíxù duōjiǔ?
For how long will I continue to have these symptoms?
能告诉我你的婚姻状况吗？
Néng gàosu wǒ nǐ de hūnyīn zhuàngkuàng ma?
Can you tell me about your marital status?
你有新冠病毒的症状吗？
Nǐ yǒu xīnguānbìngdú de zhèngzhuàng ma?
Do you have coronavirus symptoms?
如果没有冠状病毒的话，我就去环游世界了！
Rúguǒ méiyǒu guānzhuàngbìngdú dehuà, wǒ jiù qù huányóu shìjiè le!
If there were no Covid, I would travel around the world!
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 犬 (dog) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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