恬畅
tián​chàng

serene and happy

恬 tián quiet

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 舌 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

舌
舌 Sound component
shé tongue

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

湉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

湉

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'eːm

說文解字

《說文》：“恬，安也。从心，甛省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

畅 chàng smoothly Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 申 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 暢.

Components

申
申 Meaning component
shēn to extend
昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

暢 chàng smoothly Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 申 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components

申
申 Meaning component
shēn to extend
昜
昜 Sound component
yáng bright

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaŋs
Unicodetjiɑ̀ng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica