膨 (péng): swollen
膨 (péng) is a Chinese character meaning “swollen.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 彭 (phonetic). It ranks #2338 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 膨 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- swollen
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨胀 | péng zhàng | to expand |
| 通货膨胀 | tōng huò péng zhàng | inflation |
| 恶性通货膨胀 | è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng | hyperinflation |
| 膨大 | péng dà | to swell |
| 通膨 | tōng péng | (Tw) inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4]) |
| 膨化 | péng huà | to pop (corn into popcorn) |
| 膨润土 | péng rùn tǔ | bentonite (mineralogy) |
| 膨松剂 | péng sōng jì | leavening agent |
| 膨压 | péng yā | turgor pressure (botany) |
膨 appears in 9 compound words: 67 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 膨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
膨胀气体,体积增大。
Péngzhàng qìtǐ, tǐjī zēngdà.
Expanding gas increases in volume.
新研究揭示:本地宇宙膨胀速度可能比此前认为的更慢
xīn yán jiū jiē shì : běn dì yǔ zhòu péng zhàng sù dù kě néng bǐ cǐ qián rèn wéi de gēng màn
New research reveals: The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought
伊朗战事重燃通膨威胁 全球政府债券市场凄风苦雨
yī lǎng zhàn shì chóng rán tōng péng wēi xié quán qiú zhèng fǔ zhài quàn shì chǎng qī fēng kǔ yǔ
The war in Iran reignites the threat of inflation, and the global government bond market is miserable
...勒肚子小腹凸的是怎么回事?腹内压升高导致膨出吗
. . . lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de shì zěn má huí shì ? fù nèi yā shēng gāo dǎo zhì péng chū ma
...Why is my lower abdomen protruding? Is it caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure?
滿手現金反而被通膨吃掉!黃鐙輝抱緊0050:大跌就當年終大...
滿 shǒu 現 jīn fǎn ér bèi tōng péng chī diào ! 黃 鐙 輝 bào 緊 dà diē jiù 當 nián 終 dà . . .
Full of cash is eaten up by inflation! Huang Luhui hugged 0050 tightly: If it falls sharply, it will be big at the end of the year...
通膨上升、減重藥熱銷 美食品業降價吸引顧客回...
tōng péng shàng shēng 減 chóng 藥 熱 銷 měi shí pǐn 業 jiàng 價 xī yǐn 顧 kè huí . . .
U.S. food industry cuts prices to lure customers back...
随着通货膨胀的发展美元贬值了。
Suízhe tōnghuòpéngzhàng de fāzhǎn Měiyuán biǎnzhí le.
The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.
利率和通货膨胀很高。
Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.
Interest rates and inflation were high.
首先,因为海水变热时膨胀,海平面可能提高。
Shǒuxiān, yīnwèi hǎishuǐ biàn rè shí péngzhàng, hǎipíngmiàn kěnéng tígāo.
First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.
Character Family
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