CHINESE CHARACTER

胀 (zhàng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhàng

swelling, inflation

HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

⺼

Primary radical

⺼ is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 胀.

长

Phonetic component

长 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 胀 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 胀

膨胀péngzhàng

HSK 7-9 · to expand; to inflate; to swell

通货膨胀tōnghuò péngzhàng

HSK 7-9 · inflation

胀zhàng

HSK 7-9 · to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

Examples using 胀

膨胀

利率和通货膨胀很高。

Lì lǜ hé tōng huò péng zhàng hěn gāo。

Interest rates and inflation were high.

通货膨胀

利率和通货膨胀很高。

Lì lǜ hé tōng huò péng zhàng hěn gāo。

Interest rates and inflation were high.

FAQ

What does 胀 (zhàng) mean in Chinese?

swelling, inflation

How do you write 胀 in stroke order?

胀 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 胀?

⺼ is the radical in 胀. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 胀?

膨胀 (péngzhàng): to expand; to inflate; to swell; 通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng): inflation; 胀 (zhàng): to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated.