脹 meaning and stroke order
Swelling, inflation
How to write 脹, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 脹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to swell; to distend; to expand
- swollen; bloated
How 脹 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 長 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 脹
The flesh radical ⺼ sits beside 長 (cháng, long), which also gives the sound. Picture a body part growing longer and bigger as it swells up.
脹 (zhàng) describes something swelling or expanding, from a bloated stomach to rising prices. It often appears in compounds like 膨脹 (péngzhàng) and 腫脹 (zhǒngzhàng). Example: 我吃太多，肚子很脹。(Wǒ chī tài duō, dùzi hěn zhàng.) I ate too much and my stomach feels bloated.
Common mistake: Learners often read 脹 as cháng or zhǎng because of 長, but it is always fourth tone zhàng. Do not mix it up with 帳 (zhàng, account or curtain), which has the cloth radical 巾 instead of flesh ⺼.
Common words with 脹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 脹
How many strokes are in 脹?
脹 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 脹 mean?
脹 (zhàng) means swelling, inflation. A common word with it is 膨胀 (péngzhàng), meaning "to expand; to inflate".
How do you pronounce 脹?
脹 is pronounced zhàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 脹?
The radical of 脹 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 脹 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 脹?
脹 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 胀, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 脹 and 漲?
Both can be read zhàng and relate to increase. 脹 uses the flesh radical and means swelling or expanding in volume, like 膨脹. 漲 uses the water radical and is used for water rising or prices going up, as in 漲價 (zhǎngjià).
How do I say I feel bloated in Chinese?
A common way is 肚子脹 (dùzi zhàng) or 胃脹 (wèi zhàng). You can also say 脹氣 (zhàngqì), meaning to have gas or bloating.