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HSK
5

swell

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhang4 zhàng

Meaning


Primary

swell

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ang] chapel where he is fixing up his 长 long 弓 bow. He 氵 sprays some holy water on it, but it makes the wood in the 弓 bow 涨 swell. He 氵 sprays more water on it, but it just 涨 swells more until it explodes all over the chapel bathroom.

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