胀
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to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 肉 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 脹
- Common rank
- #2,437
- Unicode
- U+80C0
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
bloated · Heisig RSH #2855
flesh + 长 long
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 胀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头脑发胀 | swelling of the head (physical condition); fig. swellheaded; conceited | |
| 通胀率 | inflation rate | |
| 热胀冷缩 | thermal expansion and contraction | |
| 头昏脑胀 | (idiom) to feel giddy; to feel dizzy; one's head spins | |
| 头晕脑胀 | dizzy and light-headed | |
| 恶性通货膨胀 | hyperinflation | |
| 胀大 | swollen | |
| 头胀 | distention in the head (TCM) | |
| 发胀 | to swell up; swelling | |
| 通胀 | inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4]) | |
| 胀起 | bulge | |
| 通货膨胀 | inflation | |
| 胀奶 | variant of 漲奶|涨奶[zhang4 nai3] | |
| 鼓胀 | to swell; tympanites | |
| 紫胀 | to get red and swollen | |
| 吹胀 | to blow up; to inflate | |
| 肿胀 | swelling; oedema; internal bruising | |
| 滞胀 | stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation) | |
| 膨胀 | to expand; to inflate; to swell | |
| 臌胀 | variant of 鼓脹|鼓胀[gu3 zhang4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 长 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长 sound part | long, lasting; to excel in | |
| 张 | to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper | |
| 账 | accounts, bills; credit, debt | |
| 帐 | tent, screen, mosquito net; debt, credit, account | |
| 怅 | disappointed; regretful; upset | |
| 伥 | the ghost of one devoured by a tiger | |
| 苌 | Averrhora carambola; surname | |
| 枨 | jamb, door stop; to touch |