How to say “swell” in Chinese
swell
“Swell” in Chinese is 肿, zhǒng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
肿 is read zhǒng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the reading, as it also does in 种 zhǒng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “肿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 肿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的脚肿了tādejiǎozhǒngleHis foot is swollen.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “swell” in Chinese?
“Swell” in Chinese is 肿, pinyin zhǒng.
What does 肿 mean?
肿 (zhǒng) means “swell”.
How do you write 肿?
肿 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肿?
肿 is read zhǒng. Tones: zhǒng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“swell” in the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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