肿 zhǒng swelling
swelling; swollen; to swell
How to remember 肿: 月 meat + 中 middle = swelling. The ball hit the meat of his calf right in the middle, and by evening the goalkeeper has a purple swelling.
Component breakdown
肿 = 月 meat + 中 middle
- 月 meat
- 中 middle
The ball hit the meat of his calf right in the middle, and by evening the goalkeeper has a purple swelling.
How it is used
- Swollen/to swell - 脸肿了 (liǎn zhǒng le) the face has swollen up, 红肿 red and swollen.
- 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú) = a tumor (良性/恶性肿瘤 benign/malignant tumor).
- 消肿 (xiāozhǒng) = to reduce swelling.
- Internet slang 肿么 = a cutesy respelling of 怎么 (how/what), unrelated to the swelling sense.