涨 (zhàng) — to swell, to expand in volume; to be bloated (as in head or swollen head)
Definition
涨 (zhǎng) means to swell up by absorbing moisture or expanding in volume — think beans soaking overnight or wood warping in humidity. For prices rising, the phrase 涨价 is used instead.
verb
to swellto expand in volumeto be bloated (as in head or swollen head)
Examples
- ，涨。Dòu zi pào le yì wǎn shàng, dōu zhàng qǐ lái le.The beans soaked overnight and have swelled up.
- ，涨。Tā hē le hěn duō jiǔ, liǎn dōu zhàng hóng le.He drank a lot and his face turned red and swollen.
- ，涨。Zhè jǐ tiān kōng qì cháo shī, mù bǎn dōu zhàng le.The air has been humid these past few days, and the wood boards have swollen.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 漲; 涨 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
張
張zhāng漲zhàng
Same sound today
The traditional form 漲 pairs 水 (water) with 張 as a sound part; the simplified 涨 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.
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