(pàng) - Swollen & puffy

Tone 4

pàng | 8 strokes | radical: 月

· pàng

Swollen;

puffy;

inflated;

archaic variant form of 胖 (fat).

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Usage highlights

SwollenPuffySwollen footPuffy faceInflated

Synonyms

  • fat; plump
  • swollen
  • swollen; distended

Antonyms

  • thin; lean
  • shrunken; deflated

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • His foot was swollen (脚肨了).
  • The puffy clouds (肨云) floated by.
  • An inflated balloon (肨气球).

Collocations

  • Swollen(肨胀)
  • Puffy(肨肿)
  • Swollen foot(脚肨)
  • Puffy face(脸肨)
  • Inflated(肨大)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • An archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • Historically used as a variant of 胖 (fat) in some contexts.
  • Primarily appears in classical texts and medical descriptions of swelling.

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