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
壮丽
zhuànglì
majestic; magnificent; splendid
Characters in this word
丽 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 黄昏时的雪山显得格外壮丽，仿佛把整片天空都染成了金色。 Huánghūn shí de xuěshān xiǎnde géwài zhuànglì, fǎngfú bǎ zhěng piàn tiānkōng dōu rǎnchéng le jīnsè. The snow mountains at dusk looked especially magnificent, as if they had dyed the whole sky golden.
- 这座宫殿的建筑十分壮丽，每年吸引很多游客。 Zhè zuò gōngdiàn de jiànzhù shífēn zhuànglì, měi nián xīyǐn hěn duō yóukè. The architecture of this palace is very majestic, attracting many tourists every year.
- 傍晚的海面十分壮丽，橙色的霞光铺满天空。 Bàngwǎn de hǎimiàn shífēn zhuànglì, chéngsè de xiáguāng pūmǎn tiānkōng. The sea at dusk is very splendid; orange glow spreads across the sky.
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
- 壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular; magnificent
- 壮烈 zhuàngliè heroic; brave and tragic
- 茁壮 zhuózhuàng healthy and strong; vigorous
- 美丽 měilì beautiful
- 风和日丽 fēnghérìlì bright and sunny; pleasant weather
- 华丽 huálì gorgeous; ornate; splendid
- 亮丽 liànglì bright and beautiful; impressive