畅 (chàng): free, unimpeded, smooth
畅 (chàng) is a Chinese character meaning “free.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 申 (semantic) and 昜 (phonetic). It ranks #2085 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 畅 open. Its radical form 田 (field) appears in many related characters such as 电 (diàn, lightning), 男 (nán, male), 由 (yóu, to follow).
Definitions
- free
- unimpeded
- smooth
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 畅
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流畅adjective | liú chàng | flowing (of speech, writing) |
| 畅销书noun | chàng xiāo shū | best-seller |
| 顺畅adjective | shùn chàng | smooth and unhindered |
| 畅饮verb | chàng yǐn | to have a few drinks |
| 畅所欲言phrase | chàng suǒ yù yán | lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) |
| 通畅adjective | tōng chàng | unobstructed |
| 舒畅adjective | shū chàng | happy |
| 畅快adjective | chàng kuài | carefree |
| 畅谈verb | chàng tán | to talk freely |
| 酣畅淋漓phrase | hān chàng lín lí | to one's heart's content (idiom) |
| 畅想verb | chàng xiǎng | to think imaginatively |
| 欢畅adjective | huān chàng | happy |
| 畅顺adjective | chàng shùn | smooth |
| 宽畅adjective | kuān chàng | with no worries |
| 酣畅adjective | hān chàng | unrestrained |
畅 appears in 27 compound words: 52 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 畅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这条高速公路很畅通，车辆可以快速通行。
Zhè tiáo gāosù gōnglù hěn chàngtōng, chēliàng kěyǐ kuàisù tōngxíng.
This highway is very smooth, and vehicles can pass through quickly.
女生得了闭经怎么调理?保持心情舒畅比进补更重要吗
nǚ shēng dé le bì jīng zěn má diào lǐ ? bǎo chí xīn qíng shū chàng bǐ jìn bǔ gēng chóng yāo ma
How to treat girls with amenorrhea? Is it more important to keep your mood in a good mood than tonic?
全台最畅销安卓手机再度跌出前5!黑马机型销量暴增...
quán tái zuì chàng xiāo ān zhuó shǒu jī zài dù diē chū qián 5 ! hēi mǎ jī xíng xiāo liàng bào zēng . . .
Taiwan's best-selling Android mobile phone fell out of the top 5 again! Dark horse model sales skyrocketed...
...腔内见无回声区是怎么回事?宫腔积液排出不畅会腹痛吗
. . . qiāng nèi jiàn wú huí shēng qū shì zěn má huí shì ? gōng qiāng jī yè pái chū bù chàng huì fù tòng ma
... What happens to the anechoic zone in the cavity? Will abdominal pain occur if the discharge of uterine effusion is not smooth?
免费畅听 6 个月,Apple Music 新...
miǎn fèi chàng tīng gè yuè , xīn . . .
Enjoy 6 months of free streaming with Apple Music's new...
AI带旺需求...陆光通讯厂畅旺 订单排到Q4
dài wàng xū qiú . . . lù guāng tōng xùn hǎn chàng wàng dìng dān pái dào
AI Fuels Demand... Land-Based Optical Communication Manufacturers Booming with Orders Filled Through Q4
她抓紧时间地阅读一本畅销小说。
Tā zhuājǐnshíjiān de yuèdú yī běn chàngxiāo xiǎoshuō.
She lost no time in reading a best-selling novel.
汤姆的法语说的很流畅。
Tāngmǔ de Fǎyǔ shuō de hěn liúchàng.
Tom is fluent in French.
如果你有任何问题，畅所欲言
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu rènhé wèntí, chàngsuǒyùyán
If you have any questions, feel free to call.
这辆车没有以前跑得那么顺畅了。
Zhè liàng chē méiyǒu yǐqián pǎo de nàme shùnchàng le.
This car is running less smoothly than it used to.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 申 (open) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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