滞胀
zhì​zhàng

stagflation

滞 zhì, chì block up Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 带 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滯.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

带
带 Sound component
dài belt

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Unicode

胀 zhàng swell Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 脹.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

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滯 block up Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 帶 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

帶
帶 Sound component
dài belt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjejH[d]r[a][t]-sobstruct
Zhengzhangdads
Unicodedjhiɛ̀i

說文解字

凝也。从水帶聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

脹 zhàng swell Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang