肿 (zhǒng) - swelling & swollen

肿Tone 3

zhǒng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 月

志

肿 · zhǒng

swelling;

swollen;

to swell;

tumor

swellingswollento swell

Usage highlights

swellingtumorswollenreduce swellingedemainflammatory swelling

Synonyms

  • 胀— distended; bloated
  • 膨— swollen; inflated

Antonyms

  • 消— subside; disappear (as in swelling)
  • 瘦— thin; emaciated

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • My ankle is swollen (脚肿了).
  • He has a tumor (他长了肿瘤).
  • The area became red and swollen (红肿).
  • This medicine reduces swelling (消肿).

Collocations

  • swelling(肿胀)
  • tumor(肿瘤)
  • swollen(肿大)
  • reduce swelling(消肿)
  • edema(水肿)
  • inflammatory swelling(红肿)

Idioms

  • Swollen head and fat face(头肿面肥)
  • Swollen face and thick neck(脸肿脖粗)
  • Swollen head and puffy face(头肿脸胀)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, swelling is often seen as an imbalance of qi and blood flow.
  • The character combines the 'flesh' radical (月) with the phonetic component 中 (zhōng), suggesting swollen flesh.

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