胀 zhàng swelling
swelling; inflation; to swell; bloated
How to remember 胀: 月 meat + 长 long = swelling. Uncle Tom eats far too much meat at the long barbecue and groans at the swelling of his belly.
Component breakdown
胀 = 月 meat + 长 long
- 月 meat
- 长 long
Uncle Tom eats far too much meat at the long barbecue and groans at the swelling of his belly.
How it is used
- To swell / feel bloated - 肚子胀 (dùzi zhàng) a bloated stomach, 头昏脑胀 (tóuhūn-nǎozhàng) dizzy and muddle-headed.
- In economics it's expansion: 膨胀 (péngzhàng) to inflate, 通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng) monetary inflation.