状

zhuàng

(bound form) form; appearance; shape

(bound form) state; condition; (bound form) to describe; (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit; (bound form) certificate

phonetic (丬) + dog (犬) = outward form and condition

A dog's posture, stance, or bearing gave rise to the idea of form and outward appearance. 丬 mainly contributes the sound zhuàng; the dog (犬) carries the visual, descriptive sense.

丬+犬→状
丬A variant of 爿Phonetic
犬DogSemantic

这种病的症状很常见。

zhè zhǒng bìng de zhèng zhuàng hěn cháng jiàn。

The symptoms of this illness are very common.

他向法院递交了一份诉状。

tā xiàng fǎ yuàn dì jiāo le yī fèn sù zhuàng。

He submitted a written complaint to the court.

Words with 状

带状疱疹

dài zhuàng pào zhěn

shingles

安于现状

ān yú xiàn zhuàng

to take things as they are (idiom)

板状

bǎn zhuàng

board-shaped

病状

bìng zhuàng

symptom (of a disease)

甲状腺

jiǎ zhuàng xiàn

(anatomy) thyroid gland

健康状况

jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng

health status

令状

lìng zhuàng

writ

状元

zhuàng yuán

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

精神状态

jīng shén zhuàng tài

mental state

紧张状态

jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài

tense situation

2019冠状病毒病

èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

运行状况

yùn xíng zhuàng kuàng

operational state

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