嫁妆 meaning in English

jiàzhuang

dowry

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 嫁妝19 strokes

Meaning of 嫁妆

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiàzhuang
  1. dowry

Stroke order for each character

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嫁 jià · to marry · 13 strokes

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  13. 13

妆 zhuāng · adornment · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 嫁妆.

化妆huàzhuāngto put on makeup
化妆品huàzhuāngpǐncosmetic; makeup product
嫁人jiàrén(of a woman) to get married; to take a husband
嫁祸jiàhuòto impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
出嫁chūjiàto get married (of woman)
化妆舞会huàzhuāngwǔhuìmasquerade
梳妆台shūzhuāngtáidressing table
化妆师huàzhuāngshīmakeup artist; (fig.) spin doctor; reputation manager
谈婚论嫁tánhūnlùnjià(idiom) (of a couple) to discuss getting married
化妆室huàzhuāngshìdressing room; powder room

Questions about 嫁妆

What does 嫁妆 mean?

嫁妆 (jiàzhuang) means "dowry" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 嫁妆?

嫁妆 is made of 2 characters: 嫁 (13 strokes), 妆 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 嫁妆 an HSK word?

Yes. 嫁妆 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 嫁妆 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 嫁妆 is written 嫁妝.