装

zhuāng

adornment

to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack

clothing (衣) + sound zhuāng (壮) = dress, adorn, install, pack

衣 carries the core meaning: clothing, costume, wrapping, and all the ways we dress or package things. 壮 contributes the sound zhuāng rather than a visual idea.

壮+衣→装
壮StrongPhonetic
衣ClothingSemantic

他在装睡,其实早就醒了。

tā zài zhuāng shuì , qí shí zǎo jiù xǐng le 。

He is pretending to be asleep, but he actually woke up long ago.

工人花了一天时间把空调装好了。

gōng rén huā le yì tiān shí jiān bǎ kōng tiáo zhuāng hǎo le 。

The workers spent a whole day installing the air conditioner.

Words with 装

装甲

zhuāng jiǎ

vehicle armor

装设

zhuāng shè

to install

整装待发

zhěng zhuāng dài fā

to get ready (for a journey)

唐装

táng zhuāng

Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)

装船

zhuāng chuán

to load cargo onto a ship

改装

gǎi zhuāng

to change one's costume

西装

xī zhuāng

suit

分装

fēn zhuāng

to divide into portions

装甲车

zhuāng jiǎ chē

armored car

透视装

tòu shì zhuāng

see-through clothing

造型服装

zào xíng fú zhuāng

costume

选装

xuǎn zhuāng

optional (equipment)