肿(zhǒng)

HSK 68 strokesTrad. 腫

to swell

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǒng
Meaning
to swell; swelling; swollen
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
腫

Origin & structure

Where 肿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼中

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 中 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺼中zhōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 腫: Swollen 重 flesh ⺼; 重 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 肿 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肿

Common words using 肿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǒng肿liú瘤
HSK 7-9

tumor

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náng囊zhǒng肿

cyst (med.)

Open 囊肿 page →
shuǐ水zhǒng肿

(medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy)

Open 水肿 page →
fú浮zhǒng肿

(nonspecialist term for 水肿) to suffer from edema; swollen;…

Open 浮肿 page →
è恶xìng性zhǒng肿liú瘤

malignant tumor

Open 恶性肿瘤 page →
xiāo消zhǒng肿

to reduce swelling

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hóng红zhǒng肿

inflamed

Open 红肿 page →
fèi肺qì气zhǒng肿

emphysema

Open 肺气肿 page →

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