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臃

yōng
adjective #92,331

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 臃肿) bloated; swollen; overstaffed and clumsy

Examples

她裹着厚羽绒服，显得臃肿。
Tā guǒ zhe hòu yǔróngfú, xiǎnde yōngzhǒng.
Wrapped in a thick down coat she looked bulky and bloated.
这个机构臃肿低效，需要精简。
Zhège jīgòu yōngzhǒng dīxiào, xūyào jīngjiǎn.
This organization is bloated and inefficient and needs streamlining.

Tips

usage
Bound; it appears only in 臃肿 ('bloated, swollen'). It describes a puffy body or bulky clothing, and figuratively an overstaffed, sluggish organization.

Components

radical
⺼ ròu
flesh; body (radical form)
The flesh radical, the body-part form of 肉. A swollen, puffy body is the core image, the same family as 肿 (swollen).
phonetic
雍 yōng
harmonious; phonetic
Supplies the sound yōng with an exact match. It is purely phonetic here; the same element gives 壅 and 拥.

Stroke Order

臃 yōng