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
壮烈
zhuàngliè
heroic; brave and tragic
Characters in this word
烈 liè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 列 a line 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 消防员在爆炸前仍坚持疏散群众，其牺牲令人感到无比壮烈。 Xiāofángyuán zài bàozhà qián réng jiānchí shūsàn qúnzhòng, qí xīshēng lìng rén gǎndào wúbǐ zhuàngliè. The firefighter continued evacuating the crowd before the explosion, and his sacrifice feels profoundly heroic.
- 那位老人为了救落水的孩子壮烈牺牲了。 Nà wèi lǎorén wèi le jiù luòshuǐ de háizi zhuàngliè xīshēng le. The old man died a heroic death saving a child who had fallen into the water.
- 电影里那位英雄壮烈牺牲的一幕感动了所有观众。 Diànyǐng lǐ nà wèi yīngxióng zhuàngliè xīshēng de yī mù gǎndòng le suǒyǒu guānzhòng. The scene in the film where the hero dies a heroic death moved every viewer.
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
- 壮丽 zhuànglì majestic; magnificent; splendid
- 茁壮 zhuózhuàng healthy and strong; vigorous
- 强烈 qiángliè intense; strong
- 热烈 rèliè warm; enthusiastic
- 激烈 jīliè intense
- 剧烈 jùliè intense, fierce