zhǎngzhàng

rise in price

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

张 sound component

  Sound component

zhāng

  

stretch

Evolution

涨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
涨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhǎng

rise in price; to rise (of prices, rivers)

() 

zhàng

to swell; to distend

Most common words with 涨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to rise (of prices, rivers)

上涨

to rise

高涨

to surge up

涨幅

amount of increase

涨价

to appreciate (in value)