妝 (zong1 | zhuang1) : apply makeup; dowry; stage makeup

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妝

zong1

zhuang1

[1] [v] apply makeup; adorn oneself; doll up
[2] [n] dowry; woman's personal adornments
[3] [n] stage makeup and costume

[variant] 粧, see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

妝 / 妆

This word has been viewed 4047 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Dec 2014 08:56

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補妝 bou2 zong1 = make up for

催妝 ceoi1 zong1 = bridegroom's gift of cosmetics, etc. sent to bride on day before wedding

化妝舞會 faa3 zong1 mou5 wui6*2 hua4 zhuang1 wu3 hui4 = masquerade

化妝品 faa3 zong1 ban2 hua4 zhuang1 pin3 = makeup

化妝 faa3 zong1 hua4 zhuang1 = to put on make-up

美白化妝品市場 mei5 baak6 faa3 zong1 ban2 si5 coeng4 = the fairness cosmetics market

嫁妝 gaa3 zong1 jia4 zhuang1 = dowry

妝嫁 zong1 gaa3 = dowry 粵

落妝 lok6 zong1 luo4 zhuang1 = remove makeup 粵

妝奩 zong1 lim4 zhuang1 lian2 = trousseau, dowry

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 妝
Unicode code for this character: U+599d (off-site link)

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