肿

• 拼音: zhǒng
• 汉字拆解: 肿 = 月 (flesh/body radical) + 中 (phonetic, simplified from 重)

含义

To swell; to become swollen; swelling.

Describes the physical condition of body parts becoming enlarged due to injury, infection, inflammation, or fluid retention. Common in medical contexts and everyday descriptions of injuries. Often used with body part + 肿了.

例句

1. 他的眼睛哭肿了，看起来特别憔悴。
2. 脚踝扭伤后肿得很厉害，走路都困难。
3. 医生说这种过敏反应可能导致喉咙肿胀，要特别小心。

用法指南

语境: medical, daily life, injuries

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我的手被蜜蜂蜇了，肿了一大块。(My hand got stung by a bee and swelled up a lot.)
• 先冰敷一下，可以消肿。(Apply ice first to reduce the swelling.)

错误说法

• 这个苹果肿了。(Incorrect — 肿 is for body parts, not fruits; for overripe fruit, say 烂了)

起源与历史

A phono-semantic compound with 月 (flesh/body radical) and 重 (heavy) as the phonetic component. The flesh radical indicates the meaning relates to the body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal