庄 meaning and stroke order
Village, hamlet; villa, manor
How to write 庄, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 庄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- farmstead
- village
- manor
- place of business
- banker (in a gambling game)
- grave or solemn
How 庄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. House.
广 gives the meaning and 壯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 庄
庄 is made of 广 (a building with a roof) over 土 (earth, land). Picture a house standing on its own farmland, and you have a farmstead or village.
庄 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words like 村庄 (cūnzhuāng, village), 庄稼 (zhuāngjia, crops) and 庄严 (zhuāngyán, solemn), and in many place names and hotel names with 山庄 (shānzhuāng). Example: 这个村庄很安静。(Zhège cūnzhuāng hěn ānjìng.) This village is very quiet.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 庄 with 床 (chuáng, bed), which also sits under 广 but has 木 inside instead of 土. Also note that in 庄稼 (zhuāngjia) the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone.
Common words with 庄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet | HSK 6 |
| 庄园 | zhuāngyuán | manor; feudal land | HSK 7-9 |
| 庄严 | zhuāngyán | solemn; dignified; stately | HSK 7-9 |
| 庄稼 | zhuāngjia | farm crop | HSK 7-9 |
| 农庄 | nóngzhuāng | farm; ranch | |
| 庄家 | zhuāngjiā | farmhouse; banker (gambling) | |
| 山庄 | shānzhuāng | manor house; villa | |
| 端庄 | duānzhuāng | dignified; composed | |
| 庄重 | zhuāngzhòng | grave; solemn | |
| 钱庄 | qiánzhuāng | old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flou |
庄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 庄
Learning 庄 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 庄
How many strokes are in 庄?
庄 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 庄 mean?
庄 (zhuāng) means village, hamlet; villa, manor. A common word with it is 村庄 (cūnzhuāng), meaning "village; hamlet".
How do you pronounce 庄?
庄 is pronounced zhuāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 庄?
The radical of 庄 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 庄 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 庄?
The traditional form of 庄 is 莊. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 庄 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 庄 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 庄 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
How can 庄 mean both village and solemn?
These are separate senses of the same character. The village and manor meaning shows up in words like 村庄 and 庄园, while the solemn meaning shows up in 庄严 (zhuāngyán) and 端庄 (duānzhuāng, dignified). Context and the word it forms tell you which one is meant.
What does 坐庄 or 庄家 mean in games?
In gambling and card games, 庄家 (zhuāngjiā) is the banker or dealer. 坐庄 (zuòzhuāng) means to be the banker for a round. The same word is also used for big players who control a stock's price.