茁 zhuó
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 出 to go out, to send out
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
茁壮
zhuózhuàng
healthy and strong; vigorous
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这些本土品牌在激烈竞争中逐渐茁壮，开始走向海外市场。 Zhèxiē běntǔ pǐnpái zài jīliè jìngzhēng zhōng zhújiàn zhuózhuàng, kāishǐ zǒu xiàng hǎiwài shìchǎng. These local brands have gradually grown strong amid fierce competition and begun moving into overseas markets.
- 精心浇水施肥后，幼苗长得格外茁壮。 Jīngxīn jiāoshuǐ shīféi hòu, yòumiáo zhǎng de géwài zhuózhuàng. After careful watering and fertilizing, the seedlings grow remarkably strong.
- 乡下的孩子天天跑跑跳跳，长得格外茁壮。 Xiāngxià de háizi tiāntiān pǎopǎo tiàotiào, zhǎng de géwài zhuózhuàng. Children in the countryside run and jump every day and grow remarkably sturdy.
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
- 壮烈 zhuàngliè heroic; brave and tragic
- 喂养 wèiyǎng to feed; to raise by feeding
- 绽放 zhànfàng to bloom; to blossom; to burst forth
- 饲养 sìyǎng to raise; to rear; to keep animals
- 扎根 zhāgēn to take root