胀 Strokes Write it Listen 胀 zhàng to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical ⺼ Sound + meaning 2 words Built from⺼meaning meat, flesh; organic compound长soundzhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in How it works⺼ hints at the meaning (flesh), and 长 zhǎng hints at the sound.