肿 (zhǒng) — to swell; to be swollen
Definition
Used for medical/bodily swelling (脚肿了, 脸肿). Unlike 胀 or 涨, 肿 focuses on tissue puffiness from injury or illness, not bloating or expansion.
verb
to swellto be swollen
Examples
- 肿，。Wǒ de jiǎo zhǒng le, kě néng shì yīn wèi zhàn tài jiǔ le.My feet are swollen, maybe because I stood too long.
- 肿，。Tā de liǎn zhǒng dé lì hài, xū yào qù kàn yī shēng.His face is so swollen that he needs to see a doctor.
- 肿，。Shāng kǒu zhǒng qǐ lái le, kàn qǐ lái hěn yán zhòng.The wound has swollen up, and it looks quite serious.
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 腫; 肿 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 腫 combines 肉 (flesh) with 重 as a sound part; the simplified 肿 is a later shorthand.
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