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臌

gǔ

swelling, edema; puffy, bloated

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (flesh) provides meaning, 鼓 provides pronunciation

HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (70%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

鼓

gǔ

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

⿰⺼鼓 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

gǔ

鼓

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

🔤 Pictophonetic: 壴 (drum) provides meaning, 支 provides pronunciation

13 strokes HSK 4

zhù

壴

drum

📷 Pictographic: A drum 口 on a stand with feathers 土 on top

9 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

zhī

支

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support

4 strokes HSK 4

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yòu

又

and, also, again, in addition

📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

2 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 臌 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

see [[鼓脹|鼓胀<gǔzhàng>]]

gǔzhàng

臌胀 ↗

see [[鼓脹|鼓胀<gǔzhàng>]]