畅
暢chàng
#2,118 most
frequent character
free, unimpeded, smooth, at ease
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
畅 joins 申, spread out, with 𠃓 yáng as a sound part. Spread-out fields give the first sense, flourishing fields of grass. From open fields the meaning grew to free and unimpeded, then to smooth.
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