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脹
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胀
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bloated

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
zhàng
チョウ
は.れる、ふく.らむ、ふく.れる
창
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (脹)
⺼ meat (side)+ 長 long =
脹 bloated
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
長 Phonetic component
long
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Simplified (胀)
⺼ meat (side)+ 长 length =
胀 swell
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
长 Phonetic component
zhǎng length
long
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl
Chinese
胀 / 脹 [zhàng]
dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
膨胀 [péng​zhàng] #11,367
to expand
肿胀 [zhǒng​zhàng] #12,698
swelling
通货膨胀 [tōng​huò​péng​zhàng] #19,296
inflation
通胀 [tōng​zhàng] #65,905
inflation
头昏脑胀 [tóu​hūn​nǎo​zhàng] #34,581
giddy
通胀率 [tōng​zhàng​lǜ] #33,290
inflation rate
发胀 [fā​zhàng] #44,096
to swell up
滞胀 [zhì​zhàng] #45,428
stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
鼓胀 [gǔ​zhàng] #46,487
to swell
胀大 [zhàng​dà] #50,308
swollen
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 膨らむ [ふくらむ] #3,250
to expand
⭐ 膨れる [ふくれる] #8,942
to swell (out)
膨れ上がる [ふくれあがる] #9,054
to swell up
膨らみ [ふくらみ] #11,191
swelling
⭐ 腫れる [はれる] #11,576
to swell (from inflammation)
⭐ 膨張 [ぼうちょう] #12,919
expansion
腫れ [はれ] #29,760
swelling
ふくれっ面 [ふくれっつら] #34,391
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks)
腫れぼったい [はれぼったい] #45,269
puffy
水ぶくれ [みずぶくれ] #72,652
blister
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
팽창
expansion