胀
zhàng · HSK 7
swollen
🎈 月 flesh + 张 to stretch = flesh stretched tight, swollen and bloated
The 月 radical means body or flesh, and 张 (zhāng) means to stretch or expand, giving the sound too. Flesh that stretches outward is flesh that swells, so 胀 is bloating and puffing up.
胀 — flesh radical 月 + 长 (long/grow, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The 月 (flesh/body) radical signals a bodily condition, while 长 zhǎng suggests both the sound and the idea of growing or stretching. Together they convey the body swelling or expanding, hence meanings like 'swollen,' 'bloated,' or 'distended.'