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The character "肿", meaning swelling or edema, evolved from its traditional form "腫", which is a phono-semantic compound featuring the "肉" radical denoting flesh or body parts alongside the phonetic component "重" to approximate sound. Its core meaning has persisted over time, consistently describing pathological bulges or inflammations in biological tissue. The structural transformation involved replacing the complex phonetic element "重" with "中", thereby creating a simplified character that retains the semantic association with the body while introducing a new phonetic hint, yet without altering the fundamental concept of abnormal expansion in living matter.
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我的脸肿了。
他的脚肿胀了。
伤口周围有点肿。
蚊虫叮咬处红肿了。
这种药膏能快速消肿。
她因为过敏，眼睛肿得很厉害。
医生诊断出他的甲状腺肿大。
舆论持续发酵，事件正在发酵、肿大。