浮肿 (fú zhǒng) — edema; dropsy (swelling of body tissues due to… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

edemadropsy (swelling of body tissues due to fluid retention)

Examples

浮肿。
Tā zuì jìn chū xiàn le fú zhǒng de zhèng zhuàng.
He has recently developed symptoms of edema.
浮肿。
Yī shēng jiàn yì yòng lì niào jì lái huǎn jiě fú zhǒng.
The doctor recommends using diuretics to relieve the swelling.
浮肿。
Cháng qī zhàn lì kě néng dǎo zhì tuǐ bù fú zhǒng.
Standing for long periods can cause leg edema.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

浮fúfloating

肿zhǒngswollen

浮 gives floating or superficial and 肿 is swelling, describing edema.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐriver

Sound part声符shēngfú

孚

孚fú浮fú

Same sound today

浮 pairs 水 (river) with 孚, which gives the sound; the river part points to its meaning of floating.

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.

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