TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
脹
ㄓㄤˋ · zhàng
verb — to swell, distend; to feel bloated
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITcháng → zhàng — initial and tone shift, the final holds
Flesh (肉, written 月) for the body; 長 cháng carries the sound, worn toward zhàng — and lends its own idea of growing longer. Together they write flesh that swells: a bloated belly (肚子脹), and by extension anything that expands, 膨脹.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
肉（肉）一點點變長變大（長），肚子鼓了起來。
Flesh (肉) stretching longer and fuller (長) — the belly rounds out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)發脹— to swell, distend常用
→膨脹— to expand, inflate
⇒肚子脹— a bloated, full belly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension