畅
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free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent
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Dict coverage rank #2,106 U+7545
How 畅 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
申 (semantic, “open”) + 昜 (phonetic, yáng)
How to remember it
smooth · Heisig RSH #2178
monkey + piglets
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 昜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 昜 (yáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昜 sound component | yáng | bright, glorious; to expand, to open up |
| 场 | chǎng | field, open space; market, square; stage |
| 汤 | tāng | soup, gravy, broth; hot water |
| 扬 | yáng | to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines; emotions; sausage |
| 殇 | shāng | to die young; national mourning |
| 疡 | yáng | sore, ulcer; infection |
| 觞 | shāng | wine cup; to propose a toast; feast |
| 炀 | yáng | to scorch, to roast, to melt |
| 饧 | xíng | syrup, molasses, malt sugar; sticky |
Words containing 畅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畅货中心 | chàng huò zhōng xīn | outlet store (Tw) |
| 畅所欲言 | chàng suǒ yù yán | lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to h… |
| 畅销书 | chàng xiāo shū | best-seller; best-selling book; blockbuster |
| 开畅 | kāi chàng | happy and carefree |
| 畅通 | chàng tōng | unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth |
| 通畅 | tōng chàng | unobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent |
| 流畅 | liú chàng | flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy |
| 畅然 | chàng rán | happily; in high spirits |
| 畅达 | chàng dá | free-flowing; smooth |
| 条畅 | tiáo chàng | orderly and logical (of writing); luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous |
| 畅顺 | chàng shùn | smooth; unimpeded |
| 顺畅 | shùn chàng | smooth and unhindered; fluent |
| 畅想 | chàng xiǎng | to think imaginatively; to envision freely |
| 畅快 | chàng kuài | carefree |
| 畅销 | chàng xiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping |
| 畅谈 | chàng tán | to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition |
| 宽畅 | kuān chàng | with no worries; cheerful; spacious |
| 欢畅 | huān chàng | happy; cheerful; jubilant |
| 充畅 | chōng chàng | abundant and fluent; affluent and smooth |
| 畅饮 | chàng yǐn | to have a few drinks; to drink to one's heart's content |