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畅

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free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent

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HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
8
Radical
田 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
暢
Common rank
#2,106
Unicode
U+7545

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 畅 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

申 meaning “open” + 昜 sound ( yáng )

Components 申 昜

How to remember it

smooth · Heisig RSH #2178

monkey + piglets

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 畅

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 昜 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
昜 sound part 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