zhuàng

form, shape

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
爿 sound component

  Sound component

pánqiáng

  

piece of wood

犬 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

狀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
狀 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhuàng

form; appearance; shape; official; accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped

Most common words with 狀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

状态

state

状况

condition

症状

symptom (of an illness)

suit

现状

current situation