Radical 衣

12 strokes

裝

sturdy 壮 (489a) + clothes 衣 (437) = pretend 装

[装样子 (112, 17) zhuāng yàngzi put on an act, do for appearance sake]

The children put on sturdy boots and warm clothes and sneak into the indoor ski slope at night with ropes, so they can pretend to be climbing everest. / The ghostly giant (guarding the ski slope) jangles his keys to scare them off.

壯

firewood 丬 (317a) + scholar 士 (487a) = sturdy 壮

The scholar was so unworldly that when sent for firewood he came back with sturdy poles instead of kindling. / [No pronunciation needed]