Memory phrase for the character: 肿

肿

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Meaning

to swell, swelling, tumor

Pronunciation

zhǒng

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: center 中

Mnemonic
 
At a body part it forms a 'middle': A swelling.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
中 middle




 Vocabulary

水肿 shuǐ zhǒng  (med.) edema; dropsy
肿胀 zhǒng zhàng  swelling; oedema; internal bruising
肿瘤 zhǒng liú  tumor
龈脓肿 yín nóng zhǒng  gumboil
龈脓肿 yín nóng zhǒng  

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