zhuàng
form, shape
Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 丬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 狀.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 状
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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state | ||
condition | ||
symptom (of an illness) | ||
suit | ||
current situation |
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