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Chinese symbol for “swollen”

膨
péng
swollen

The closest CC-CEDICT match for swollen is 膨 (péng), defined as: swollen.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

膨 péng
bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell
radical 130 ⾁ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “swollen”

WordPinyinMeaning
泡pāopuffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names)
胀大 (脹大)zhàng dàswollen
浮肿 (浮腫)fú zhǒng(nonspecialist term for 水肿 (shuǐ zhǒng)) to suffer from edema; swollen; bloated; puffy
肿 (腫)zhǒngto swell; swelling
胀 (脹)zhàngto swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 膨.

WordPinyinMeaning
膨胀 (膨脹)péng zhàngto expand; to inflate
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)tōng huò péng zhànginflation
膨大péng dàto swell; to inflate
膨润土 (膨潤土)péng rùn tǔbentonite (mineralogy)
膨化péng huàto pop (corn into popcorn); to puff (grains, legumes etc)
膨松剂 (膨鬆劑)péng sōng jìleavening agent

See also: Japanese symbol for “swollen”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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