胀

脹
zhàng
#2,079 most
frequent character
to swell, to distend, to expand

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

胀 zhàng uses 月 meat as its meaning part. 长 zhǎng 'to grow, develop' is both a meaning part and a sound part. The first meaning was 'to swell'; from there came 'to inflate' and 'swollen, bloated'.

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Homophones

账zhàng
account, debt
丈zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
仗zhàng
weaponry, to hold (a weapon)
涨zhàng
to swell, to distend
障zhàng
to block, to hinder, to obstruct

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