肿胀 (zhǒng zhàng) — (of a body part) to swell | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

(of a body part) to swell

Examples

肿胀，。
Tā de jiǎo zhǒng zhàng le, zǒu bù liǎo lù.
His foot is swollen; he can't walk.
肿胀，。
Tā de yǎn jing zhǒng zhàng le, kàn qǐ lái hěn qí guài.
His eyes are swollen; they look very strange.
肿胀。
Shòu shāng de bù wèi zhǒng zhàng dé hěn lì hài.
The injured area is very swollen.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

肿zhǒngswollen

胀zhàngdistended

肿 means swollen and 胀 means distended, together describing a body part as puffed and tight.

Characters in this word

Most 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 腫; 肿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat, flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng腫zhǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 腫 combines 肉 (flesh) with 重 as a sound part; the simplified 肿 is a later shorthand.

Most 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 脹; 胀 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

長

長cháng脹zhàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 脹 pairs ⺼ (meat) with 長, which gives the sound; this note is about 脹, not 胀.

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