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Chinese symbol for “flowing”

流畅
liú chàng
Traditional: 流暢
flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flowing is 流畅 (liú chàng), defined as: flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
畅 chàng
freely, smoothly; unrestrained
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flowing”

WordPinyinMeaning
流动性 (流動性)liú dòng xìngflowing; shifting; fluidity; mobility
湝jiēflowing (of water)
跌宕昭彰diē dàng zhāo zhāngflowing (of prose); free
沆hànga ferry; fog
洋洋洒洒 (洋洋灑灑)yáng yáng sǎ sǎvoluminous; flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 流畅.

WordPinyinMeaning
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point
流动 (流動)liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
畅销 (暢銷)chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
畅通 (暢通)chàng tōngunobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth

See also: Japanese symbol for “flowing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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