莊 (zong1 | zhuang1) : village; manor; business place; banker

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莊

zong1

zhuang1

[1] [n] village; manor; place of business
[2] [n] banker (in a gambling game)
[3] [adj] serious; grave; solemn
[4] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

莊 / 庄

This word has been viewed 6518 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Apr 2014 15:04

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村莊 cyun1 zong1 cun1 zhuang1 = hamlet, village 國

莊重 zong1 zung6 zhuang1 zhong4 = grave; solemn

莊稼 zong1 gaa3 zhuang1 jia5 = farm crops

莊嚴 zong1 jim4 zhuang1 yan2 = stately

莊家 zong1 gaa1 zhuang1 jia1 = (mahjong) dealer/banker

錢莊 cin4 zong1 = exchange shop; money changer; money shop; native bank

山莊 saan1 zong1 shan1 zhuang1 = mountain villa

做莊 zou6 zong1 = starting player, "banker"

莊口 zong1 hau2 = (collectively) market for goods

地下莊家 dei6 haa6*2 zong1 gaa1 = underground bookmakers

酒莊 zau2 zong1 = wineries

農莊 nung4 zong1 nong2 zhuang1 = farm, ranch

端莊 dyun1 zong1 duan1 zhuang1 = dignified, composed

過莊 gwo3 zong1 guo4 zhuang1 = (mahjong) banker changes; deal passes

起莊牌 hei2 zong1 paai4*2 qi3 zhuang1 pai2 = (mahjong) starting point indicator

臨莊 lam4 zong1 lin2 zhuang1 = (mahjong) banker/dealer remains unchanged

新莊 san1 zong1 xin1 zhuang1 = Hsinchuang (city in Taiwan), Sun Chong

台兒莊區 toi4 ji4 zong1 keoi1 tai2 er2 zhuang1 qu1 = Taierzhuang (area in Shandong)

國會山莊 gwok3 wui4*2 saan1 zong1 = Capitol Hill

莊士敦道 zong1 si6 deon1 dou6 = [n] Johnston Road

㨆莊 lam6 zong1 = do it again; make a comeback 粵

Showing 1 example containing 莊

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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