涨 (zhàng) — to swell, to distend
Definition
Verb for things physically swelling or expanding in size (e.g., body parts soaking beans). For prices going up, use 涨价. Distinguished from 肿 (medical swelling from injury/illness) and 膨胀 (expand/inflate, more abstract).
verb
to swellto distend
Examples
- 涨。Tā de tuǐ shòu shāng hòu zhàng le.His leg swelled up after he got hurt.
- 涨。Dòu zi pào zài shuǐ lǐ huì zhàng dà.Beans swell up when soaked in water.
- ，涨。Tā chī tài duō, dù zi zhàng dé nán shòu.He ate too much, and his stomach swelled uncomfortably.
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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