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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
暢 character · C1 (est.)
暢 ＝ 申 ＋ 昜
ㄔㄤˋ · chàng
adj — flowing, unobstructed, free; fluent, hearty

字源 FORM — what the parts do

申義to stretch out, extend through — the modern left part; the old graph writes 𠧞 here
昜聲yáng — gives the soundthe sun rising above a horizon, light spreading
ITyáng → chàng — onset and tone shift
The left part, drawn 申 today, was 𠧞 in the old graph — a thing drawn out long and clear. Beside it 昜 yáng — a sun spreading light over the rim — carries the sound, worn toward chàng. Something that runs through unblocked: 暢通 free-flowing, 流暢 fluent, 暢快 hearty and at ease.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

閘門一開，渠水嘩地暢流而下，一路無阻。
The sluice opens and the channel runs free, water pouring down with nothing in its way.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)暢通、流暢— flowing, unobstructed常用
→流暢、通暢— fluent, smooth常用
→暢快、舒暢— hearty, at ease
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
楊yángsame 昜 sound-root — 楊 takes wood 木 (the willow), 暢 takes 申 (free flow)