通胀

Traditional form:

通脹

Pinyin (reading):

tōngzhàng

Definitions:

• inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹／通货膨胀 (tōnghuòpéngzhàng))

Characters:

• 通 - to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
• 胀 - swelling, inflation

Traditional characters:

• 通 - to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
• 脹 - swelling, inflation