Chinese Word: 肿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

肿 (Trad.: 腫)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhǒng

English Definition: to swell; swelling; swollen

Chinese Definition:
①皮肉浮胀：肿胀。肿瘤。肿痛。浮肿。红肿。脓肿。臃肿。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic:中 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
- 中 [ zhōng ] central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

Similar Characters: 胛胂

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肿瘤HSK 6	zhǒng liú	tumor
臃肿	yōng zhǒng	obese; bloated; swollen (style); (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed
浮肿	fú zhǒng	swollen; bloated; edema; dropsy
红肿	hóng zhǒng	inflamed; red and swollen
水肿	shuǐ zhǒng	(med.) edema; dropsy

1		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jīng zhǒng 眼睛肿 chéng 成 le 了 táo zi 桃子 yí yàng 一样 dà 大。 His eyes were swollen and looked as big as peaches.
2		wén zi 蚊子 yǎo 咬 le 了 wǒ 我， wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu bì 手臂 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qǐ lai 起来。 I got bitten by a mosquito and my arm swelled up.
3		zhè ge 这个 shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiā zhù 夹住 le 了， lì kè 立刻 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qi lai 起来。 This finger got caught and immediately swelled up.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo huái 脚踝 bèi 被 niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了， xiàn zài 现在 zhǒng 肿 dé 得 lì hai 厉害。 I sprained my ankle and it's really swollen now.
5		yīn wèi 因为 tū rán 突然 kāi shǐ 开始 duàn liàn 锻炼， wǒ 我 jī ròu suān tòng 肌肉酸痛 dé 得 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qi lai 起来。 Because I started exercising suddenly, my muscles became swollen and sore.

1		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jīng zhǒng 眼睛肿 chéng 成 le 了 táo zi 桃子 yí yàng 一样 dà 大。 His eyes were swollen and looked as big as peaches.
2		wén zi 蚊子 yǎo 咬 le 了 wǒ 我， wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu bì 手臂 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qǐ lai 起来。 I got bitten by a mosquito and my arm swelled up.
3		zhè ge 这个 shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiā zhù 夹住 le 了， lì kè 立刻 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qi lai 起来。 This finger got caught and immediately swelled up.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo huái 脚踝 bèi 被 niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了， xiàn zài 现在 zhǒng 肿 dé 得 lì hai 厉害。 I sprained my ankle and it's really swollen now.
5		yīn wèi 因为 tū rán 突然 kāi shǐ 开始 duàn liàn 锻炼， wǒ 我 jī ròu suān tòng 肌肉酸痛 dé 得 zhǒng 肿 le 了 qi lai 起来。 Because I started exercising suddenly, my muscles became swollen and sore.