TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
腫
ㄓㄨㄥˇ · zhǒng
verb/adj — to swell; swollen
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tzhòng → zhǒng — same syllable, tone drops to the third
Flesh (肉) gone heavy and risen — swelling. 重 zhòng gives the sound, the tone falling to zhǒng. The puffed, heavy skin: 紅腫、腫脹、浮腫.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那塊肉（肉）腫得又紅又重（重），一按一個坑。
The flesh (肉) swells red and heavy (重); press it and it leaves a pit.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)紅腫、腫脹— to swell, swollen常用
→浮腫、腫瘤— edema; a tumor
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension