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The character "膨" is structured with the radical "月" on the left, typically associated with flesh or physicality, and the component "彭" on the right, which functions phonetically while imparting a sense of spreading or resonant expansion. Etymologically, it originates from "彭", a character that depicts the sound of drumming and conveys implications of something extending outward, thus informing "膨"’s core meaning of swelling or enlargement. Initially used to describe physical distension, as seen in classical terms like "膨胀" for bodily swelling, the character’s application gradually expanded to include metaphorical extensions such as economic inflation, reflecting a semantic shift from concrete to abstract forms of growth without altering its fundamental composition.
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气球膨胀起来了。
膨化食品很受欢迎。
通货膨胀影响经济。
面团发酵后会膨胀。
膨松剂使蛋糕更柔软。
金属受热时也会膨胀。
膨胀系数是物理学概念。
过度膨胀的泡沫终将破裂。