裝 meaning and stroke order
Dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
How to write 裝, stroke by stroke
13 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 裝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- adornment
- to adorn
- dress
- clothing
- costume (of an actor in a play)
- to play a role
How 裝 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衣 gives the meaning and 壯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衣 (cloth), shared by 33 characters on this site.
How to remember 裝
裝 is built from 壯 (zhuàng, strong) on top and 衣 (yī, clothing) below. 衣 tells you the meaning is about clothes, and 壯 gives the sound, so picture a strong person putting on clothes to dress up.
裝 (simplified 装) covers clothing and dressing up, as in 服装 (fúzhuāng) and 西装 (xīzhuāng). It also means to install, load, or pack something, as in 安装 (ānzhuāng) and 包装 (bāozhuāng). Example: 我要安装这个软件。(Wǒ yào ānzhuāng zhège ruǎnjiàn.) I want to install this software.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 装 (zhuāng, first tone) with 壮 (zhuàng, fourth tone, strong), since they share the top part. Check the bottom: 装 has 衣 for clothing, while 壮 stands alone.
Common words with 裝
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 服裝 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing | HSK 3 |
| 安裝 | ānzhuāng | to install; to erect | HSK 3 |
| 裝置 | zhuāngzhì | to install; installation | HSK 4 |
| 裝修 | zhuāngxiū | to decorate; interior decoration | HSK 4 |
| 西裝 | xīzhuāng | suit; Western-style clothes | HSK 5 |
| 裝飾 | zhuāngshì | to decorate; decoration | HSK 5 |
| 包裝 | bāozhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials | HSK 5 |
| 裝備 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip | HSK 6 |
| 時裝 | shízhuāng | fashion; fashionable clothes | HSK 6 |
| 改裝 | gǎizhuāng | to change one's costume; to repackage | HSK 6 |
| 假裝 | jiǎzhuāng | to feign; to pretend | HSK 7-9 |
| 武裝 | wǔzhuāng | arms; equipment | HSK 7-9 |
| 偽裝 | wěizhuāng | to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as | HSK 7-9 |
| 裝扮 | zhuāngbàn | to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 裝
How many strokes are in 裝?
裝 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 裝 mean?
裝 (zhuāng) means dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install. A common word with it is 服装 (fúzhuāng), meaning "dress; clothing".
How do you pronounce 裝?
裝 is pronounced zhuāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 裝?
The radical of 裝 is 衣, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 裝 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 裝?
裝 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 装, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Does 装 mean to pretend?
Yes. In everyday speech 装 often means to pretend or fake something, as in 装病 (zhuāngbìng, to fake illness) or 别装了 (bié zhuāng le, stop pretending). This grows out of the sense of dressing up or playing a role.
What is the difference between 装 and 穿 when talking about clothes?
穿 (chuān) is the normal verb for putting on or wearing clothes, as in 穿衣服 (chuān yīfu). 装 is mostly used in nouns for clothing styles, like 服装 or 西装, not as the everyday verb to wear.