肿 zhǒng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 中 central
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
肿
zhǒng
to swell
Character
Example phrases
- 他不小心撞到桌角，膝盖很快就肿了起来。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn zhuàngdào zhuōjiǎo, xīgài hěn kuài jiù zhǒng le qǐlai. He accidentally hit the corner of the table, and his knee quickly swelled up.
- 蚊子咬过的地方又红又肿，特别痒。 Wénzi yǎo guo de dìfang yòu hóng yòu zhǒng, tèbié yǎng. The spot where the mosquito bit is red and swollen and very itchy.
- 她哭了一晚上，第二天眼睛都肿了。 Tā kū le yì wǎnshang, dì èr tiān yǎnjing dōu zhǒng le. She cried all night, and the next day her eyes were swollen.
Related words
- 肿瘤 zhǒngliú tumour; neoplasm
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 痒 yǎng itchy
- 有劲 yǒujìn energetic, vigorous; to be strong
- 晕 yūn dizzy; to faint
- 身心 shēnxīn body and mind
- 不适 búshì uncomfortable, unwell
- 保暖 bǎonuǎn to keep warm
- 洗漱 xǐshù to wash
- 服用 fúyòng to take (medicine)
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 康复 kāngfù to recover