膨 péng bloated
bloated; inflated; swollen; to swell
How to remember 膨: 月 meat + 彭 drumbeat = bloated. After the barbecue Uncle has eaten so much meat that his belly sounds like a drumbeat when he pats it, round and bloated.
Component breakdown
膨 = 月 meat + 彭 drumbeat
- 月 meat
- 彭 drumbeat
After the barbecue Uncle has eaten so much meat that his belly sounds like a drumbeat when he pats it, round and bloated.
How it is used
- Bound; "to swell/expand," living in 膨胀 (péngzhàng) to expand/inflate and 膨大 (péngdà) to bulge.
- Covers physical swelling (气球膨胀 the balloon expands), economic inflation (通货膨胀 tōnghuò péngzhàng), and ego: 自我膨胀 (zìwǒ péngzhàng) an inflated ego.