暢 meaning and stroke order
Freely, smoothly; unrestrained
How to write 暢, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 暢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- free
- unimpeded
- smooth
- at ease
- free from worry
- fluent
How 暢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Open.
申 gives the meaning and 昜 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 暢
暢 is built from 申 (shēn, to stretch or extend) on the left and 昜 (yáng) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture something stretching out wide open, like a road with nothing blocking it, so things move freely and smoothly.
暢 (chàng) is the traditional form of 畅 and almost always appears in two-character words about smooth flow, whether of traffic, speech, sales, or feelings. Common ones are 暢通 (chàngtōng), 流暢 (liúchàng) and 暢銷 (chàngxiāo). Example: 他的中文說得很流暢。(Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn liúchàng.) His Chinese is very fluent.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 暢 with 腸 (cháng, intestine) and 場 (chǎng, field), since all three share 昜 on the right. Check the left side: 申 for 暢, 月 for 腸, 土 for 場, and remember 暢 is fourth tone.
Common words with 暢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 暢通 | chàngtōng | unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth | HSK 6 |
| 暢銷 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping | HSK 7-9 |
| 流暢 | liúchàng | flowing (of speech, writing); fluent | HSK 7-9 |
| 順暢 | shùnchàng | smooth and unhindered; fluent | HSK 7-9 |
| 舒暢 | shūchàng | happy; entirely free from worry | HSK 7-9 |
| 暢談 | chàngtán | to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition | HSK 7-9 |
| 酣暢 | hānchàng | unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping | HSK 7-9 |
| 通暢 | tōngchàng | unobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent | HSK 7-9 |
| 暢銷書 | chàngxiāoshū | best-seller; best-selling book | |
| 暢飲 | chàngyǐn | to have a few drinks; to drink to one's heart's content | |
| 暢所欲言 | chàngsuǒyùyán | lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to h |
Questions about 暢
How many strokes are in 暢?
暢 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 暢 mean?
暢 (chàng) means freely, smoothly; unrestrained. A common word with it is 畅通 (chàngtōng), meaning "unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth".
How do you pronounce 暢?
暢 is pronounced chàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 暢?
The radical of 暢 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 暢 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 暢?
暢 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 畅, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 流暢 and 順暢?
流暢 (liúchàng) mostly describes speech, writing, or movement that flows well, like fluent Chinese or smooth dance moves. 順暢 (shùnchàng) leans toward a process running without hitches, such as traffic, breathing, or a workflow.
How do you say a book is a bestseller using 暢?
Use 暢銷 (chàngxiāo), literally selling freely. A bestselling book is 暢銷書 (chàngxiāoshū), and a bestselling author is 暢銷作家 (chàngxiāo zuòjiā).