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Chinese symbol for “unobstructed”

畅通
chàng tōng
Traditional: 暢通
unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unobstructed is 畅通 (chàng tōng), defined as: unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth.

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

畅 chàng
freely, smoothly; unrestrained
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes
通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unobstructed”

WordPinyinMeaning
自如zì rúunobstructed; unconstrained
通畅 (通暢)tōng chàngunobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent
无碍 (無礙)wú àiwithout inconvenience; unimpeded

Related words

Other words that share a character with 畅通.

WordPinyinMeaning
畅销 (暢銷)chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
流畅 (流暢)liú chàngflowing (of speech, writing); fluent
顺畅 (順暢)shùn chàngsmooth and unhindered; fluent
舒畅 (舒暢)shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry
通畅 (通暢)tōng chàngunobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally

See also: Japanese symbol for “unobstructed”.

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.