膨
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swollen
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
puffy · Heisig RSH #2704
flesh + drum + rooster tail
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 膨
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恶性通货膨胀 | hyperinflation | |
| 膨松剂 | leavening agent | |
| 通货膨胀 | inflation | |
| 膨大 | to swell; to inflate | |
| 膨润土 | bentonite (mineralogy) | |
| 膨化 | to pop (corn into popcorn); to puff (grains, legumes etc) | |
| 通膨 | (Tw) inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4]) | |
| 膨压 | turgor pressure (botany) | |
| 膨胀 | to expand; to inflate; to swell |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 彭 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彭 sound part | name of an ancient country; surname | |
| 澎 | to splatter | |
| 蟛 | land-crab; Grapsus | |
| 嘭 | onomatopoetic, the sound of a crash or bang | |
| 甏 | a squat jar for holding wine, sauces, etc |