流畅
liú chàng · HSK 7
fluent
🌊 流 flow + 畅 smooth-unobstructed = speech that flows without snags
流 is the same flow as in 流水 running water; 畅 means unimpeded or smooth. Put them together and you get language or writing that moves along with no blockage — fluent and easy.
流 — water radical 氵 + 㐬 (phonetic, child being born)
流 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning, while 㐬 depicts an infant being born head-down with amniotic fluid, suggesting downward flow. Together they convey water flowing, and by extension 'to flow' or 'current'.