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Structured with the water radical (氵) on the left providing the core semantic meaning and the component 曼 (màn) on the right as the phonetic marker, 漫 originally described water overflowing its banks or spreading continuously. This sense of spreading naturally extended to cover vast, boundless areas. The meaning further abstracted to describe human behavior, conveying a sense of being free, unrestrained, or casual, as seen in modern words for leisurely strolling or sprawling, unstructured conversations.
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我喜欢看漫画。
这条路很漫长。
他喜欢在河边漫步。
他们的爱情很浪漫。
烟雾弥漫了整个房间。
我们漫游了欧洲多个国家。
教授和我们漫谈人生哲理。
漫天雪花纷纷扬扬地落下。