膨 (péng) — (bound form) to expand; to inflate
Definition
A bound morpheme used in technical/scientific words for expansion or puffing up. It appears in compounds like 膨胀 (expand) and 膨化 (puff).
bound form
to expandto inflate
Easily confused
- 嘭pēnglook-alike(onomatopoeia) bang, boom, thud (loud impact or explosion)
- 棚péngsound-alikeshed (a simple roofed structure, often for storage or shelter)
- 澎pēnglook-aliketo splash, to spatter
- 朋péngsound-alikefriend (bound form, used in compounds)
- 彭péngsound-alike(surname) Peng
- 蓬péngsound-alike(surname) Péng
Examples
- 。Qì qiú shòu rè hòu huì péng zhàng.A balloon will expand when heated.
- 膨。Zhè zhǒng líng shí shì péng huà shí pǐn.This snack is a puffed food.
- ，。Wù tǐ yù lěng huì shōu suō, yù rè huì péng zhàng.Objects contract when cold and expand when hot.
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.
膨 combines 肉 (meat; flesh) with 彭, which gives the pronunciation.
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