腫 meaning and stroke order
Swelling; swollen; to swell
How to write 腫, stroke by stroke
13 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 腫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to swell
- swelling
- swollen
How 腫 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Swollen 重 flesh ⺼; 重 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 腫
The left part ⺼ means flesh, and 重 (zhòng) means heavy. When flesh swells, it feels heavy, and 重 also gives the sound zhǒng.
腫 is the traditional form; mainland China writes it 肿. It describes body parts that puff up from injury, illness or crying, and it often appears in medical words like 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú, tumor). Example: 我的脚肿了。(Wǒ de jiǎo zhǒng le.) My foot is swollen.
Common mistake: Learners often read it with the fourth tone like 重 (zhòng, heavy), but 腫 is third tone, zhǒng. Also do not confuse it with 種 (zhǒng, seed or kind), which has the grain radical 禾 instead of flesh.
Common words with 腫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 腫瘤 | zhǒngliú | tumor | HSK 7-9 |
| 腫脹 | zhǒngzhàng | swelling; oedema | |
| 腫塊 | zhǒngkuài | swelling; growth |
Questions about 腫
How many strokes are in 腫?
腫 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 腫 mean?
腫 (zhǒng) means swelling; swollen; to swell. A common word with it is 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú), meaning "tumor".
How do you pronounce 腫?
腫 is pronounced zhǒng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 腫?
The radical of 腫 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 腫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 腫?
腫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 肿, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say your eyes are puffy from crying in Chinese?
You can say 眼睛哭肿了 (yǎnjing kū zhǒng le), literally the eyes cried until swollen. The pattern verb + 肿 shows the cause of the swelling, as in 摔肿了 (shuāi zhǒng le), swollen from a fall.
What is the difference between 肿 and 肿胀?
肿 is the everyday word and works alone as a verb or adjective, like 脸肿了 (liǎn zhǒng le). 肿胀 (zhǒngzhàng) is more formal or medical and is usually used as a noun or in written descriptions.