畅 (chàng) is a Chinese character meaning “unimpeded”. It is written from 申 (a boxed 日 with one vertical stroke driven straight through it; used as the sound part in 伸 / 神) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “unimpeded, flowing freely”
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Structure
申 + 𠃓
Left–right structure
- 申 a boxed 日 with one vertical stroke driven straight through it; used as the sound part in 伸 / 神 · shēn unknown
- 𠃓 reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤 unknown
Structure from: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (strokes 1-5 = 申, strokes 6-8 = 𠃓, the reduced 昜 shared with 场/汤/杨/扬); Unicode U+7545
Memory aid
申 stands with one stroke running straight through, top to bottom — nothing stops it. Beside it 𠃓 turns once and sweeps away to the left. Both parts are really in this character: a path that runs through, and a stroke that flows out. Nothing is blocked.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 畅通chàng tōngunblocked; flowing freely; unimpeded畅 = chàng
- 畅销chàng xiāoto sell well; best-selling畅 = chàng
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All readings
unimpeded
unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth; freely, to one’s heart’s content
没有阻碍，流通顺利；也表示尽情、痛快。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 畅通chàng tōngunblocked; flowing freely; unimpeded畅 = chàng
- 畅销chàng xiāoto sell well; best-selling畅 = chàng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 畅 mean?
畅 (chàng) means unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth; freely, to one’s heart’s content.
How do you pronounce 畅?
It is pronounced chàng.
What parts is 畅 made of?
申 (a boxed 日 with one vertical stroke driven straight through it; used as the sound part in 伸 / 神) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side. The recorded source is: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (strokes 1-5 = 申, strokes 6-8 = 𠃓, the reduced 昜 shared with 场/汤/杨/扬); Unicode U+7545. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 畅 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 畅?
田. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 畅?
Common ones are 畅通 and 畅销. The reading of 畅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.