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The character 漫 combines the water radical 氵 for meaning with the phonetic 曼 (màn). It first denoted water overflowing its banks and spreading far and wide unchecked. This core image of unbounded flow gave rise to a general spatial sense of vastness and boundlessness. From there, the meaning shifted to the human sphere, describing free, unrestrained, or casual behavior and speech, a usage preserved in modern compounds for leisurely strolling and sprawling, unstructured conversation.
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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。
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