庄 zhuāng village
village; hamlet; manor
How it came to be
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
In the full form, the grass on top gives the meaning and the part below it the sound.
用法
- Two senses. A village/manor: 村庄 (cūnzhuāng) village, 农庄 (nóngzhuāng) farmstead, 庄稼 (zhuāngjia) crops.
- 'Solemn/dignified': 庄严 (zhuāngyán) solemn, 庄重 (zhuāngzhòng) grave and dignified.
- Also a shop/firm in old names: 茶庄 (cházhuāng) tea shop, and the banker 庄家 (zhuāngjiā) in gambling/markets. Surname 庄 (Zhuāng).