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庄子

Zhuāng zǐ

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Source form: 莊子 / 庄子
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC), Daoist philosopher / the eponymous Daoist classic
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-52f4030b26de7160. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

莊子 庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3] /Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC), Daoist philosopher/the eponymous Daoist classic/

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zhuāng zi

All readings
Source form: 莊子 / 庄子
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) village / hamlet / CL:座[zuò]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-83a5fbe2eb007c16. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

莊子 庄子 [zhuang1 zi5] /(coll.) village; hamlet/CL:座[zuo4]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

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Other forms in these source records: 莊子

  • 庄
    zhuāng

    farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)

    Zhuāng

    surname Zhuang

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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