漲

rise, swell

漲 is composed of the radical 水 (water) and 張 (open). 張 carries the meaning of expansion or increase. As the volume of water increases, the water level rises; hence, 漲 came to mean to rise, swell, or increase.

Vocabulary of 漲

  • 漲價 (increase in price)
  • 潮漲 (high tide)
  • 上漲 (rise)

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