壮 zhuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- Made of
- 丬 half of tree trunk 士 scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
壮观
zhuàngguān
spectacular; magnificent
Characters in this word
观 guān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 从山顶俯瞰整片峡谷，云层在岩壁之间翻滚，场面格外壮观。 Cóng shāndǐng fǔkàn zhěng piàn xiágǔ, yúncéng zài yánbì zhījiān fāngǔn, chǎngmiàn géwài zhuàngguān. Looking down over the whole canyon from the summit, the clouds rolled between the cliffs, making the scene especially spectacular.
- 山上的日出格外壮观，游客都停下拍照。 Shānshang de rìchū géwài zhuàngguān, yóukè dōu tíngxià pāizhào. The sunrise on the mountain was especially spectacular; all the tourists stopped to take photos.
- 这座古老的宫殿气势壮观。 Zhè zuò gǔlǎo de gōngdiàn qìshì zhuàngguān. This ancient palace has a magnificent air.
Related words
- 强壮 qiángzhuàng strong, robust; to strengthen
- 健壮 jiànzhuàng strong; robust
- 理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng to be confident and forceful because one is in the right
- 壮 zhuàng strong; sturdy; to strengthen
- 壮大 zhuàngdà to grow in strength; to expand
- 壮丽 zhuànglì majestic; magnificent; splendid
- 壮烈 zhuàngliè heroic; brave and tragic
- 茁壮 zhuózhuàng healthy and strong; vigorous
- 参观 cānguān to visit and look around
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 观察 guānchá to observe
- 观看 guānkàn to watch