徉 (yáng): (in 徜徉) to wander at leisure; t…

Meanings

1 (in 徜徉) to wander at leisure; to roam freely

Characters

徉

yáng

(in 徜徉) to wander at leisure

Examples

HSK 7-9

假日里，他们徜徉在古镇的街巷。

Jiàrì lǐ, tāmen chángyáng zài gǔzhèn de jiēxiàng.

On the holiday they wandered freely through the old town's streets.

HSK 7-9

徜徉于自然能放松心情。

Chángyáng yú zìrán néng fàngsōng xīnqíng.

Strolling at leisure in nature relaxes the mind.

Tips

usage

Bound; it appears only in 徜徉 ('to wander at leisure'). It never stands alone in modern Chinese.

Components

radical

彳 chì

step; to walk (radical)

The step radical, the walking sense behind 'roam'. It pairs this character with its companion 徜.

phonetic

羊 yáng

sheep; phonetic

Sheep, supplying the sound yáng with an exact match. It is purely phonetic; the same element gives 洋 (ocean) and 样 (kind).

Stroke Order

徉 yáng

Related Words

徜徉 chángyáng #26,480

to wander about leisurely / to stroll at ease / to linger unhurriedly

游荡 yóudàng #6,992

to wander / to roam / to loiter

流浪 liúlàng HSK 7-9 #5,847

to wander / to roam / to be homeless

游 yóu HSK 3 #2,419

to swim / to travel; to tour; to roam

转悠 zhuànyou HSK 7-9 #9,718

to stroll around / to wander about / to roam

畅游 chàngyóu #25,426

to travel freely / to swim freely / to roam with pleasure

逛 guàng HSK 4 #4,567

to stroll; to wander around / to visit (shops, parks, etc.); to browse

晃 huàng HSK 7-9 #3,626

to sway / to shake / to wander about

云游 yúnyóu #36,950

to roam / wander (typically of an itinerant monk or priest) / (modern) to travel virtually / sightsee online

转转 zhuànzhuan #5,875

to take a stroll / to wander around / to look around