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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhong3
- English meanings
- to swell, swelling, swollen
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 中.
Meaning & sound clues
⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.
中 is identified as the sound component (zhōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 肿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
center
second; middle
many; crowd
loyal; faithful
many; crowd
measure word (kinds)
seed; kind
end; final; eventually
heartfelt; sincere
heel; follow
heavy
time
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 肿瘤