胀

to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,437 U+80C0

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 长 (phonetic, cháng)

components: ⺼长

bloated · Heisig RSH #2855

flesh + 长 long

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 长

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 长 (cháng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
长 sound component	cháng	long, lasting; to excel in
张	zhāng	to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
账	zhàng	accounts, bills; credit, debt
帐	zhàng	tent, screen, mosquito net; debt, credit, account
怅	chàng	disappointed; regretful; upset
伥	chāng	the ghost of one devoured by a tiger
苌	cháng	Averrhora carambola; surname
枨	chéng	jamb, door stop; to touch

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
头脑发胀	tóu nǎo fā zhàng	swelling of the head (physical condition); fig. swellheaded; conceited
通胀率	tōng zhàng lǜ	inflation rate
热胀冷缩	rè zhàng lěng suō	thermal expansion and contraction
头昏脑胀	tóu hūn nǎo zhàng	(idiom) to feel giddy; to feel dizzy; one's head spins
头晕脑胀	tóu yūn nǎo zhàng	dizzy and light-headed
恶性通货膨胀	è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng	hyperinflation
胀大	zhàng dà	swollen
头胀	tóu zhàng	distention in the head (TCM)
发胀	fā zhàng	to swell up; swelling
通胀	tōng zhàng	inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹\|通货膨胀[tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4])
胀起	zhàng qǐ	bulge
通货膨胀	tōng huò péng zhàng	inflation
胀奶	zhàng nǎi	variant of 漲奶\|涨奶[zhang4 nai3]
鼓胀	gǔ zhàng	to swell; tympanites
紫胀	zǐ zhàng	to get red and swollen
吹胀	chuī zhàng	to blow up; to inflate
肿胀	zhǒng zhàng	swelling; oedema; internal bruising
滞胀	zhì zhàng	stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
膨胀	péng zhàng	to expand; to inflate; to swell
臌胀	gǔ zhàng	variant of 鼓脹\|鼓胀[gu3 zhang4]