装扮
zhuāng bàn · HSK 7
to decorate
🎭 装 (dress/pretend) + 扮 (play a role) = dress up or disguise
装 — clothes 衣 + strong 壮 (phonetic)
装 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 衣 ('clothes') gives the meaning, since the original sense was packing or dressing—putting clothes or goods into a bundle. The top 壮 supplies the sound. Meanings extended from 'to dress/attire' to 'to load, install, pretend'.
扮 — hand radical 扌 + 分 (fēn, divide)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 signals an action done with the hands, while 分 (fēn) supplies the sound, shifted to bàn. The original sense was to dress up or disguise—using one's hands to alter appearance—extending to 'play the role of' as in 扮演.