zhǒng
gonflé; ballonnement; gonflement
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我的脚肿了。
wǒ de jiǎo zhǒng le.
My foot is swollen.
他眼睛肿得睁不开。
tā yǎn jīng zhǒng dé zhēng bù kāi.
His eyes were so swollen that he couldn't open them.
我被蚊子咬了，肿了一个大包。
wǒ bèi wén zi yǎo le, zhǒng le yī ge dà bāo.
I was bitten by a mosquito and got a big swelling.
消肿 (xiāo zhǒng)
dispel swelling
消退 (xiāo tuì)
recede
The Chinese character 肿 (zhǒng) for "swelling" is composed of two parts: the radical 肉 (ròu) for "meat" or "flesh" on the left, and the phonetic component 腫 (zhǒng) on the right. The radical 肉 indicates that the character is related to the human body, while the phonetic component 腫 provides the pronunciation and additional meaning.The original form of 腫 was 腫, which was a pictograph depicting a person with a swollen face. Over time, the character evolved into its current form, 肿. The addition of the radical 肉 further emphasizes the connection to the human body and helps to distinguish it from other characters with similar pronunciations.The character 肿 is commonly used in Chinese to describe swelling or inflammation in the body, particularly in the context of medical conditions. It can also be used figuratively to refer to something that is inflated or exaggerated, such as a swollen ego or an inflated sense of self-importance.
